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 Allen will face Shaun Murphy in Saturday’s first semi-final at the Johnstone’s Paint Masters at the Alexandra Palace in London after beating Mark Selby 6-? in Thursday evening’s quarter-final. The Antrim man was always in control of the contest,

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 Allen ground out a 6-2 victory over three-time winner Mark Selby to set up a Masters semi-final date with Shaun Murphy.

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 fired two centuries as he stormed into the quarter-finals of the Masters with a 6-1 win over Ali Carter at Alexandra Palace. Selby, a three-time former winner who last reached the final in 2014,

Mark Selby was in sparkling form as he demolished Ali Carter 6-1 at the Masters on Monday and old rival Ronnie O’Sullivan could scarcely have been more impressed. The four-time world champion made breaks of 62,