Mark Selby jokingly threatened to whack Mark Allen with his snooker cue during his Masters defeat against The Pistol. Selby suffered some horrendous misfortune as he fell to a 6-2 loss in the quarter-final.

Mark Selby wasn’t impressed with the table at Alexandra Palace on Thursday, saying there is no excuse for the ‘quite poor’ conditions. The four-time world champion was beaten 6-2 by Mark Allen in the quarter-finals in a game which felt a lot closer than the scoreline suggests.

Mark Selby was in a jovial mood after reaching the Masters quarter-finals but instead of discussing his 6-1 win over Ali Carter, he decided to take aim at Shaun Murphy

Mark Selby opened up about his mental health struggles ahead of his quarter-final showdown with Mark Allen at The Masters. The three-time champion booked his place in the last-eight of the tournament after thrashing Ali Carter 6-1 in his opening match.

Mark Allen battled his way into the semi-finals of the Masters after a 6-2 win over Mark Selby on Thursday night. It finished an impressive scoreline in Allen’s favour but the match did not feel one-sided, with a string of close and long frames.

Mark Selby produces a superb display to thrash Ali Carter 6-1 and advance to the last eight of the Masters at Alexandra Palace.

Mark Selby progressed to the winners' group at the Championship League invitational on Saturday as Jak Jones suffered a fourth consecutive final loss.

Mark Allen is expecting a serious challenge against Mark Selby at the Masters on Thursday night, but is well aware of his impressive record against the four-time world champion.

The quarter-finals of the Masters begin in earnest on Wednesday. First up, Neil Robertson takes on Shaun Murphy from 13:00.

Mark Allen admitted he got the rub of the green but was nonetheless delighted to overcome Mark Selby and reach the Semi-Finals of the Masters at the Alexandra Palace.