Wilson then produced a statement of his own to defeat Trump by the same scoreline, and a fascinating final is in store now tomorrow with the duo eyeing the £350,000 prize fund. Wilson has booked his place in the Masters final against Murphy with a 6-3 victory over Trump.

Follow Eurosport's live coverage of the semi-finals of the Masters as first Mark Allen plays Shaun Murphy then Judd Trump faces Kyren Wilson.

Shaun Murphy makes 147 to help seal win over Mark Allen and reach Masters final - Murphy, who had missed a maximum chance earlier in the tournament, completed only the sixth perfect break in the history of the Masters.

Allen, one of only four players to have previously achieved the feat at the Masters since its inception in 1975 along with Kirk Stevens, Ding Junhui (twice) and Marco Fu, shook Murphy by the hand and offered his congratulations. The Northern Irishman had led 2-0 before Murphy hit back with four frames in a row, eventually winning 6-3.

Shaun Murphy crafted a magnificent 147 break as he came from behind to beat Mark Allen 6-3 and secure his place in the Masters final at Alexandra Palace.

Some more solid scoring and safety play from the Northern Irishmanextended his lead before Murphy won the third framewith a break of 66. A long red helped set Murphy, the 2015 champion, on his way to a run of 83 as he levelled the match at 2-2 at the mid-session interval.

Shaun Murphy compiles only the sixth 147 maximum break in the history of the Masters, in his semi-final against Mark Allen.

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Shaun Murphy completed a 147 break in his Masters semifinal win against Mark Allen at Alexandra Palace on Saturday

Shaun Murphy crafted a magnificent 147 break as he came from behind to beat Mark Allen 6-3 and secure his place in the Masters final at Alexandra Palace. He will now play world champion Kyren Wilson for the title after the reigning world champion beat the current world number one Judd Trump by the same score in Saturday’s second semi-final.

Shaun Murphy hailed one of the greatest moments of his career after he produced a maximum 147 break in his Masters semi final win over Mark Allen. The former world champion came close to achieving the feat in the previous round against Neil Robertson but managed to snooker himself behind the blue attempting to get up to the yellow.