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Mark Selby held off a fine late fightback from Ryan Day, who had earlier made a 147 break and then a 16-red total clearance, to book his place in the semi-finals of the Duelbits Tour Championship in Hull.
Ryan Day wowed the crowd with a maximum break, but he faces a mountain to climb to reach the semi-finals of the Tour Championship as Mark Selby took a grip of their match. The brilliance of the 147 aside, Day was largely out of sorts and Selby seized on errors from his opponent to take charge. Ad Selby will return to the Bonus Arena on Thursday evening with a 6-2 lead in the race to 10.
Selby 0-0 Day (45-0) How good would it be if Mark rediscovered his best form in time for the Cruce? What a factor that'd be! Meantime, he picks off the loose reds, then tries to get into the cluster off the green… and misses it completely. Still, that's a decent start, and we're back playing safety. Ad Selby 0-0 Day (8-0) Tour Championship'It’s difficult' – Murphy echoes Hendry criticism of ghostly Tour Championship atmosphere5 HOURS AGO All our experts think Mark will pull away here, and Ryan starts poorly, sending one long to left corner, missing, and leaving it for Mark to right.
No Ronnie O'Sullivan, Neil Robertson or Judd Trump at the elite eight-man Tour Championship and no atmosphere in Hull either according to Shaun Murphy, Ali Carter and Stephen Hendry. The 2005 world champion Murphy became the latest professional to comment on the dearth of fans inside the Bonus Arena after sealing his semi-final spot with a 10-8 win over Robert Milkins from 5-1 behind on Wednesday. Ad When asked if he had struggled with the ghostly surroundings, the in-form Murphy – winner of the Players Championship last month in Wolverhampton – responded: «Absolutely 100 per cent, I’m not a shy and retiring type of person, I want to put a show on.
Shaun Murphy hit back to beat Robert Milkins 10-8 and book his place in the Duelbits Tour Championship semi-finals in Hull.
Shaun Murphy went some way to avenging the Welsh Open final loss to Robert Milkins as he came from behind to beat the 'Milkman' 10-8 and claim his place in the Tour Championship semi-final. Trailing 5-1 and then 6-3 at one stage and with history looking destined to repeat itself, Murphy rallied to win five consecutive frames, holding his nerve to see the job through. Ad He will play Mark Selby or Ryan Day next.
Kyren Wilson eased into the semi-finals of the Duelbits Tour Championship in Hull with a convincing 10-4 win over Ali Carter on Tuesday.
Ding Junhui overcame top seed Mark Allen 10-5 at Hull's Bonus Arena on Monday evening to advance to the semi-finals of the Tour Championship.