The 2013 Masters Final Robertson v Selby

Hello there, this will be a belter I'm here for the lot so here we go!

(Best of 19 frames - First to 10 wins)

Match Result - Robertson 6-10 Selby 

Frame 1: Scrappy start to this final nice red from Neil into the right middle though missed black into the yellow pocket, the Jester from Leicester is in the balls 28 from Selby good start. Selby who had a gruelling late night finish (0030) isn't showing fatigue 3 reds lined up by the black spot, and he pots one of them to the delight of the crowd and myself lovely, safety 43 on the table 47 point lead for Selby. Long pot from Neil a beauty but white tight on cushion doesn't help things, frame is over Selby takes it.

Frame 2: 73 from Selby including 9 blues great start don't think the late night affected him.

Frame 3: Long red from Neil and a safety behind the yellow, Mark gets out of it but leaves Neil a chance 22 from the Aussie but he does the one no-no in snooker taking your eye off the pot, and Selby capitalises 37 and counting over the 50 point mark now he is playing really well here cue ball control is good FRAME WINNER 74 break a fantastic last red along the cushion onto the colours this is Selby's highest break this week CENTURY! 102 the champ is in trouble.

Frame 4: Tactics in this one so far attempted doubles not successful almost for Selby though - Neil looks like he has won the battle, 20 and counting, 42 now courtesy of a lovely pink, onto 61 nice cannon onto a red and a lovely plant involving two reds and the blue playing like a champion in this frame is Robertson 88 to take the frame.

Frame 5: 48 and counting for Selby obviously the last frame hasn't affected his confidence, Selby now gets his 3 frame lead back with a lovely break of 84.

Frame 6: Robbo really needs this frame and he is making a good start to it 45 and a missed blue amazed that he missed it now what did I mention earlier don't take your eye off the pot (frame 3) Mark has a chance to extend his lead safety for now, 26 from Mark back in the frame the break ends on 32 after losing position frame is back on. Pink & black left Selby in control over the middle though for Neil missed - right over the yellow pocket almost in-off for Neil, safety exchange Mark pots the pink!

Frame 7: Penultimate frame of the session then - 20 so far for Neil I stressed this last frame and I will again the Aussie really needs this one - 48 got there with a edgy red squeezed in - 62 end of break, a brilliant red into the left centre to get Mark up and running a black and he runs out of position - 5 reds and the colours remain on the table - Neil went for a long red rattled in the jaws of the yellow pocket, but Neil does take the frame - a muchly needed one.

Frame 8: Last frame of the session then, Neil has started the frame well - but commentator's curse 15 and safety! Neil goes on and takes the frame with a 72 break.

So Mark Selby leads 5-3 I (and the players) are taking a break but they and I will be back at 2000 GMT so see u then!

Good evening! A possible 11 frames tonight all starting very shortly I shall be here taking you through everything live right here.

Neil Robertson the defending champ is 5-3 down to Mark Selby, the Jester from Leicester went into a 3-0 lead Robbo took frame 4 to make it 3-1, Selby extended his lead to 5-1 before Robertson got back to 5-3 as we enter tonight's session, first to 10 as it says at the top, so shall we begin? 

Frame 9: Cracking atmosphere Robertson (who a few people fancy to win this) pots the first red of the evening, potted the black then missed the red and did the unthinkable (see frame 3 for details) a few nervy shots understandable, Mark has settled now 40 and counting, this has turned into a frame winner 67 well played the lead back to 3 frames.

Frame 10: Great long red from Neil and a nice blue to potentially set up a good break, 39 missed blue into the green pocket unlucky, 16 from Selby then FOUL! also the red he played went in too double blow, Robertson back in the driving seat, safety battle going on at the moment, frame well and truly open now as Selby produces a lovely pot and cannon and is on the verge of stealing this one! Cracking red along the cushion from Mark to keep the break going, 23 is ok brings him closer in this frame, red into the green pocket NOT THERE from Neil could be frame over..... and it is. 

Frame 11: Selby 15 points up safety battle is underway Selby has a commanding lead in this frame, brilliant pot into the right middle by Selby, 34 added to the 40 point lead he stretches his lead. 

Frame 12: Tiny opening breaks so far, 53 from Robertson much more like it from the champion FRAME WON first one of the night for Neil with a break of 74.

Frame 13: Robertson to break then Neil really needs this frame, he wants that cup of tea to energise him, FLUKE from Mark into the left middle didn't amount to much in the end, Neil on a break of 33, into a frame winner 2nd frame in a row for the Aussie with 83.  

Frame 14: Selby up by 20, Robertson edges in front with 26 points, good long red from Mark, 26 from Mark heavy contact denies the next pot, 19 from Neil, 5 points the lead for Mark, onto colours Neil has potted the yellow & green MISSES the brown could be curtains! But it has rolled safe but Neil pits the brown good position on the blue gets it pink needed for 3 frames in a row, double missed so unfortunate eventually gets in GAME ON! 

Frame 15: 24-3 to Mark Selby in this one so far. Neil is at the table reds bunched by the black at the moment he tried to develop them half did three in and around the black FLUKE for Mark the 2nd in 3 frames, onto a break of 18 but the red is not reachable from where he is, time for some tactics, Neil snookered but gets out of it superbly, Mark cuts in the last red into the green pocket and gets on the black with a cannon 29 ahead, 27 remaining (the 6 colours), blue, pink, black left Mark is behind the black lovely snooker from Neil, but Mark escapes, tactical battle but Mark eventually gets the blue one from the title!

Frame 16: Selby gets to a break of 14 misses the black rattled in the jaw, long red from Neil very close but missed, scrappy frame this one, Selby now with a chance to win the title, 23 and a miss on the blue for Mark, we have a safety battle which could decide the match, time for a loo break for Neil 52-9 in Mark's favour, comes back to applause, Mark Selby may have just potted the red that takes him to the Masters again! A brilliant match deserved winner.

MARK SELBY IS THE CHAMPION FOR A 3RD TIME! 

He started this session very well going into a 8-3 lead Robertson pulled it back it 8-6 and the Jester from Leicester won the last two frames. 

Just before midnight then that is it thanks for reading the Welsh Open is next good night!

Masters Semi Final Dott v Selby

Graeme Dott (Sco) 5-6 Mark Selby (Eng)

58-54 (Selby 54), 0-83 (79), 111-0 (111), 79-0 (75), 66-45, 49-56, 28-56, 0-71, 71*-64 (Selby 53) *won on re-spotted black, 5-90 (65)

Masters 2013 semi final: Robertson v Murphy

Masters snooker 2013: Neil Robertson beats Shaun Murphy

Defending champion Neil Robertson produced a superb display to beat Shaun Murphy 6-2 in the Masters semi-finals.

Breaks of 84 and a brilliant 133 put the Australian 3-1 in front, although Murphy could have been level, letting slip a 68-point lead in the fourth.

He reduced the arrears in the next, but Robertson made 85 and 127 as he went 5-2 up, and though Murphy had chances in the eighth, Robertson sealed the win.

He will play either Mark Selby or Graeme Dott in Sunday's final.

"To get to another final is an amazing feeling but I still have a lot of work to do. I will do what I have been doing all week and come back refreshed tomorrow," Robertson told BBC Sport.

"I have been pouncing on mistakes this week with big breaks and I can put that into my opponent's mind. You have to punish people.

"I have made a lot of centuries in my career, but my potting gets me out of trouble - I am trying hard not to do that now. I am nowhere near the finished article but I am getting there."

In a repeat of last year's final, Robertson produced a high-scoring display of snooker, and now has the chance to become only the fourth man to lift the title in successive years.

For Murphy, it was a case of missed opportunities, as he broke down in the 40s on several occasions, losing sizeable leads in the fourth and sixth frames.

His second century of the match, a 127 total clearance in the seventh frame, put Robertson on the verge of victory and he duly pinched the next to secure his place in the final.

Masters: Selby v Williams

Mark Selby (Eng) 6-1 Mark Williams (Wal)

Masters 2013: Judd Trump v Graeme Dott

Judd Trump suffered a shock 6-1 defeat to Graeme Dott in the quarter-final of the Masters at Alexandra Palace.

In a match of few high breaks, Dott won the first two frames before the world number two got on the scoreboard.

The Scot then took the next two for a 4-1 lead, and although Trump had a chance in the sixth, Dott pinched it to move within one of victory, before clinching the win with a century.

He will face Mark Selby or Mark Williams in the semi-final.

"I have not really had any form for the last four to five months. I have been struggling and I am not cueing very well, but I am slowly getting there," Dott told BBC Sport afterwards.

"Luckily for me, Judd did not show up for today. You expect him to play well and sometimes when someone doesn't play well, it affects your game. I seemed to struggle too.

"It is unusual for Judd to play as bad as that, but I was happy for this match to be a tactical match."

Having seen the defence of his UK Championship crown end in the first round, Bristol's Trump has now failed to produce in the last two majors.

The pre-tournament favourite had to fight back from 5-3 down to beat Barry Hawkins in the previous round, but so poor was his play on Friday there never looked any prospect of a repeat.

Both players missed easy pots throughout, but 2006 world champion Dott established a comfortable advantage at 4-1.

A break of 54 in the sixth took him to the brink of victory, and he sealed it with a run of 111 in the next to reach the last four of the Masters for the first time.

Masters 2013: Higgins v Murphy

John Higgins (Sco) 5-6 Shaun Murphy (Eng) 

7-122 (85), 102-21 (53), 65-63, 77-34, 70-32 (69), 0-70 (70), 45-57, 0-78 (77), 72-25 (61), 49-73, 51-66 (Higgins 51, Murphy 66).

Masters 2013: Neil Robertson v Mark Allen

Good afternoon, covering this one to the bitter end

The thunder from down under has had a few uncertainties this week & Mark Allen from Antrim, NI is a test

Neil Robertson 6-5 Mark Allen Match Result

Frame 1: Mark has the first real chance after a scrappy start, 20 his break. Neil responds with a fine 66 missed red into green pocket, Neil takes the frame after Mark concedes after missing a pink.

Frame 2: The man from Antrim got in again 38 this time, Neil pots a stunning long red then Mark Allen pounces to take the frame with a nice break of 49 up to the yellow.

Frame 3: Neil in the balls 73 frame is his.

Frame 4: Mark Allen starts the fourth frame in a good mood a lovely break of 138.

Frame 5: The Northern Irishman has began where he left off a 72 in one visit.

Frame 6: 111 from Neil levels this one again

Frame 7: Mark Allen potting some good balls here missed a black on 20 though, this frame has had a few mistakes Neil takes it.

Frame 8: 68 from Mark puts him in pole position that wins the frame.

Frame 9: 101 from Neil quite brilliant.

Frame 10: A nice break from Mark Allen 60 is a good start Robbo made 39, but the man from Antrim takes the frame WE'RE GOING ALL THE WAY!

Frame 11: A outrageous pot on a red gives Neil a chance century to end a fantastic match champions pedigree 105 to win it!

Defending champion Neil Robertson beat Mark Allen 6-5 in a gripping Masters quarter-final at Alexandra Palace.

The pair shared the first four frames, as Allen knocked in a 138 clearance.

A 72 allowed Allen to edge ahead, but the Aussie hit back by winning the next two, including a superb 111 break.

The Northern Irishman struck 68 to level at 4-4 and Robertson's 101 put him one away. Allen forced a decider and he laid a snooker, but his opponent escaped, making a century for the win.

Robertson will face either Shaun Murphy or John Higgins in Saturday's semi-final.

"It was fantastic quality throughout. There was some tension in a couple of the frames and I did not think it would get harder after playing Ding [Junhui] but over the moon to get through," Robertson told BBC Sport.

"You only want one chance in the final frame. I did try to pot the red [after the snooker] and I apologised to Mark after, it is a hard way for him to go out.

"You don't want to lose in the first round, which happened to me after winning the World Championship, and I have defended titles before which gives me belief that I can do it again."

A tremendous battle between the two left-handers was packed with high-quality snooker, as four centuries and five breaks over 60 were compiled.

Robertson, 30, now has the chance of becoming only the fourth man to defend the Masters crown after Cliff Thorburn, Stephen Hendry and Paul Hunter.

But for Allen, whose 138 break is the highest of the tournament so far, it was a desperate defeat having competed valiantly from start to finish, not seeing himself more than one frame behind at any time.

He had gone 60 in front in the crucial 10th frame, missing a red to the centre pocket and Robertson had the chance to launch a counter-attack for victory but failed to capitalise.

Allen thought he gained the upper hand after playing a delicate snooker in the last, but saw Robertson escape with a pot on a red, before making 105 to triumph.

Masters 2013: Selby v Bingham

Mark Selby staged a remarkable comeback to beat Stuart Bingham and reach the quarter-finals of the Masters.

The world number one looked to be heading out after losing five frames in a row to trail 5-1 at Alexandra Palace.

But he battled back to force a decider and, after Bingham missed a crucial blue, Selby wrapped up a 6-5 win.

Selby will meet Mark Williams, who earlier had completed a similar recovery, from 4-1 down, to beat fellow Welshman Matthew Stevens 6-4.

The world number seven, a two-time winner of the title, trailed Stevens 3-0 and 4-1 in an error-strewn contest.

Stevens, who wasted chances to go 4-0 and 5-1 up, gifted a struggling Williams two frames and the left-hander reeled off five in a row.

Williams, who won the Masters in 1998 and 2003, and Stevens - the champion in 2000 - both started nervously as they missed a series of chances in a scrappy opening frame lasting half an hour, before Stevens potted the final black.

Williams was first in with a break of 52 in the second but missed the last red and Stevens, ranked 15 in the world, cleared to the black to make it 2-0.

A run of 55 in the next extended his advantage before a crucial missed brown in the fourth allowed Williams to sneak the last frame before the interval.

A 67 break on the resumption saw Stevens move 4-1 clear but another incredible missed brown - "unforgiveable" said seven-time world champion Stephen Hendry, commentating on the match - handed Williams a lifeline.

The 37-year-old took the frame on the black to get back to 4-2 and a run of 59 in the next reduced the deficit to one after another bad Stevens miss on the blue.

Williams was still prone to errors himself but took another tight frame on the colours to draw level, and a break of 68 in the ninth confirmed the sea-change in fortunes, before he wrapped up victory in some comfort in the next.

"I didn't play very well at all and neither did Matthew," said Williams. "He missed a sitter of a brown for 5-1 and I don't think I would have come back from that to be honest. But I was still trying and that is what got me through.

"It is easy to win when you're playing well but I was getting hammered out there and should really have been 4-0 and 5-1 down. I am over the moon I managed to stick in there and turn it around somehow."

Masters 2013: Last 16 Stevens v Williams

Matthew Stevens (Wal) 4-6 Mark Williams (Wal)

61-51, 70-61 (Williams 52), 81-15 (55), 42-70 (55), 74-16 (67), 61-63 (Stevens 59), 6-70 (59), 48-72, 1-81 (68), 1-92

Mark Williams staged a remarkable comeback to beat fellow Welshman Matthew Stevens 6-4 and reach the quarter-finals of the Masters.

The world number seven, a two-time winner of the title, trailed 3-0 and 4-1 in an error-strewn contest.

Stevens, who wasted chances to go 4-0 and 5-1 up, gifted a struggling Williams two frames and the left-hander reeled off five in a row.

Williams will play Mark Selby or Stuart Bingham in the last eight on Friday.

Those two play the last of the first-round matches on Wednesday at 19:00 GMT.

Williams, who won the Masters in 1998 and 2003, and Stevens - the champion in 2000 - both started nervously as they missed a series of chances in a scrappy opening frame lasting half an hour, before Stevens potted the final black.

Williams was first in with a break of 52 in the second but missed the last red and Stevens, ranked 15 in the world, cleared to the black to make it 2-0.

A run of 55 in the next extended his advantage before a crucial missed brown in the fourth allowed Williams to sneak the last frame before the interval.

A 67 break on the resumption saw Stevens move 4-1 clear but another incredible missed brown - "unforgiveable" said seven-time world champion Stephen Hendry, commentating on the match - handed Williams a lifeline.

The 37-year-old took the frame on the black to get back to 4-2 and a run of 59 in the next reduced the deficit to one after another bad Stevens miss on the blue.

Williams was still prone to errors himself but took another tight frame on the colours to draw level, and a break of 68 in the ninth confirmed the sea-change in fortunes, before he wrapped up victory in some comfort in the next.

"I didn't play very well at all and neither did Matthew," said Williams. "He missed a sitter of a brown for 5-1 and I don't think I would have come back from that to be honest. But I was still trying and that is what got me through.

"It is easy to win when you're playing well but I was getting hammered out there and should really have been 4-0 and 5-1 down. I am over the moon I managed to stick in there and turn it around somehow."

Masters Snooker: Murphy v Walden

Shaun Murphy (Eng) 6-4 Ricky Walden (Eng)

84-35 (79), 57-22, 8-82, 75-35, 130-0 (130), 41-55, 48-69, 1-65 (65), 87-23, 72-42.

Masters: Judd Trump v Barry Hawkins

World number two Judd Trump staged a superb comeback to defeat Barry Hawkins 6-5 in the first round of the Masters.

In an engrossing encounter, both players scored heavily after a cautious opening as Hawkins went 2-1 ahead.

Breaks of 99 and 73 put Trump in front but Hawkins won three in a row with knocks of 109, 85 and 61 to put himself on the verge of victory.

Trump responded with a break of 105 and also won the 10th, and he needed just one chance in the last to triumph.

He will face Scotland's Graeme Dott in the quarter-final after he beat countryman Stephen Maguire 6-5.

"Barry scored pretty heavily today and I don't know how I have turned it around. I kept breaking down and the nudges were not happening for me today but I am glad to get through," said a relieved Trump afterwards.

"The UK Championship was bad for me. Maybe I went in too confidently but whoever you play here at the Masters, it will be a tough game.

"I still don't see myself as the favourite. Every tournament I play in, I see John Higgins as the favourite. Some people get carried away and knock down what I have done, I am still young and still have a lot to learn."

Having gone out in the first round of the UK Championship to Mark Joyce last month, Trump looked to be heading the same way in this, but kept his composure to clinch the last three frames.

Hawkins has never reached a Masters quarter-final but had two opportunities to claim victory against Trump.

A poor shot on the blue enabled Trump to force a decider and Hawkins's break off in the final frame was to be his last shot, as Trump stroked in a magnificent 107 to go through.

Stephen Maguire (Sco) v Graeme Dott (Sco)

Stephen Maguire (Sco) 5-6 Graeme Dott (Sco) 

28-70 (61), 1-97 (69), 110-4 (110), 79-25, 67-31 (65), 7-54, 3-115 (92), 15-51, 88-0 (56), 

131-0 (131), 31-60.

Masters Snooker: Higgins v Carter

Masters snooker 2013: John Higgins beats Ali Carter

Two-time Masters champion John Higgins reached the quarter-finals of the 2013 tournament with a confident 6-3 victory over Ali Carter at Alexandra Palace.

Carter had gone 2-0 ahead, pinching frames that his opponent should have won but Higgins soon took control.

The Scot won four frames on the trot, including breaks of 117, 66 and 97 to surge ahead, before Carter pulled one back to reduce the deficit to 4-3.

Higgins was not to be outdone however, taking the next two to progress.

"I was expecting Ali to make a comeback and there was a bit of pressure and nerves on the last clearance but I am pleased to get through," Higgins told BBC Sport afterwards.

"Within myself, I knew I was hitting the ball OK at 2-0 down so that is half the battle won. It is only you and your mind out there. Playing with my new cue, it feels good.

"I am practising more now that I have a snooker table at home. This is a great event and it is so tough."

The winner in 1999 and 2006, Higgins is one of the favourites for the title seven years after his last triumph and will now face either Shaun Murphy or Ricky Walden in the quarter-final.

The world number three was cruising in the opening frame but missed a simple black. Carter came to the table 63 behind and a run of 64 gave him the lead.

Despite needing two snookers, the Englishman nicked the next as well.

But four-time world champion Higgins showed his class as a sublime total clearance of 117 followed by a 46 break restored parity.

It was soon three in a row for Higgins, as he left Carter scoreless in the fifth to go ahead in the match for the first time.

The Scot was beginning to dominate with the Essex man not having potted a ball for nearly an hour. A 97 break allowed Higgins to go two frames ahead.

In the seventh, Higgins was in among the balls but missed a red to the middle and Carter dug deep to amass 83 and go 4-3 behind.

Higgins ground out the eighth frame - the first scrappy one of the match - and Carter broke down in the next, leaving Higgins to score a composed 65 for victory.

The Masters Last 16: Allen v Davis

136-0 (136), 1-75 (62), 73-0, 0-85, 79-0 (79)

Mark Allen 6-2 Mark Davis

The Masters Last 16 Robertson v Ding

Robertson 6-5 Ding


100-0 (76), 65-38, 22-103 (103), 11-73 (53), 70-2, 0-135 (127), 29-65, 1-78 (54), 

100-0 (100), 71-50 (Robertson 62, Ding 50), 90-0 (90)

Robertson 1-0 Ding with a 76 from the champion which became 2-0 in a tight 2nd.

Ding took the 3rd & 4th to go in 2-2 at the Interval.

The next two shared a 127 in the 6th to equalize from Ding

3-3 atm in the 7th Ding amognst the balls a tight frame this.

A lovely red into the middle to set up the frame and the Dragon goes on to win the frame.  

Into Frame 8 Ding with a break of 54 few nice pots and positional play to win the frame.

Frame 9: 100 from Neil well played as well game on possibly 

Frame 10: 50 from Ding almost had the match in his grasp didn't quite run far enough for the red, but the champ responds with a 62 to take this to a decider.

Frame 11: 90 for the champ, YOU BEAUTY! after he pots the red to clinch this one.

Neil Robertson came from 5-3 down to win three frames in a row and beat Ding Junhui 6-5 in a superb opening match of the 2013 Masters at Alexander Palace.

The defending champion led 2-0 and 3-2 before Ding took the sixth, seventh and eighth to leave him on the brink.

But the Australian left-hander hit back with breaks of 100, 62 and 90 in the decider to reach the quarter-finals.

He will play either Mark Allen or Mark Davis, who play their first-round match on Sunday at 19:00 GMT, on Thursday.

It was a stunning comeback from the world number five, who appeared to have lost his early momentum as Ding found some of the form that saw him win the title in 2011.

Robertson got his powerful long potting going with a trademark red with his opening shot of the match, and a superb break of 76 gave him the first frame.

He then edged a tighter, more tactical second frame, a good pot on the final red allowing him to clear to the pink and celebrate with a first-pump for a 2-0 lead.

But Ding, who began the third frame by taking five attempts to hit a red, sunk one over the bottom corner from distance to kick-start a break of 103.

A run of 53 in the next then saw the world number eight draw level at the interval, but a poor safety shot off the black on the resumption allowed Robertson to edge in front again after a break of 46.

But the Chinese star, who has not made it beyond the second round in any of the five ranking tournaments this season, refused to be cowed.

His second century break, a fluent 127, levelled matters again before he prevailed in a nervy seventh frame to take the lead for the first time.

Ding won a third frame in a row after a break of 54 to put himself within one of victory.

But Robertson's break of exactly 100 reduced the deficit, and the key moment came when Ding was unfortunate not to land on a red after compiling 50 in the 10th frame.

Instead a superb 62 clearance saw Robertson level the match and the 30-year-old held his nerve when presented with a chance in the decider, celebrating with a shout of "You beauty!" after sinking the clinching red.

The Melbourne-born player is aiming to become only the fourth player - after Cliff Thorburn (1985 and 1986), Stephen Hendry (five in a row from 1989-1993) and the late Paul Hunter (2001 and 2002) - to successfully defend the title.

Munich Open Final - Mark Selby v Graeme Dott

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