Neil Robertson feels his game is in brilliant shape and is close to playing ‘scary snooker that you can’t stop’ despite a Masters defeat at the hands of Shaun Murphy. The Australian did play well in a 6-2 defeat to the Magician,

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

Shaun Murphy dazzled Alexandra Palace with a virtuoso display on Thursday, trouncing Neil Robertson 6-2 to reach the last four.

The Australian made downed John Higgins in his opener but Murphy was too strong for him on Thursday afternoon. The first two frames were shared, with Murphy taking the opener with a break of 90 and Robertson firing back with a 79 in the next.

Shaun Murphy fell just shy of a maximum 147 break as he eased past Neil Robertson to reach the Masters semi-finals for the second successive season.

Anywhere but there!” Shaun Murphy’s 147 bid sunk by snooker during Masters win - The 2015 champion progressed to the final with a 6-2 win over Neil Robertson.

The Thunder from Down Under couldn't repeat his heroics from the first round at Alexandra Palace as he exited the tournament

Shaun Murphy is into the semi-finals of the Masters after an impressive 6-2 win over Neil Robertson at Alexandra Palace. The event was a bonus for Robertson after he took Ronnie O’Sullivan’s place in the draw following the Rocket’s withdrawal last week.

Shaun Murphy produced a masterclass performance to defeat Neil Robertson 6-2 in the Masters quarter-final at Alexandra Palace on Thursday afternoon. The 42-year-old Englishman dominated the match with near-perfect snooker.