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Murphy fightback stuns Selby and books Shanghai Masters final spot

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Murphy overturned 6-2 and 8-5 deficits to beat Selby

Shaun Murphy produced a magnificent comeback before beating Mark Selby 10-8 and booking his place in Sunday’s Shanghai Masters final.

The Magician hit four centuries as he overturned 6-2 and 8-5 deficits, before reeling off the last five frames to advance to the showpiece at Shanghai Indoor Stadium.

Murphy was runner-up to Ronnie O’Sullivan in this event five years ago, narrowly missing out on the title following an 11-9 defeat.

And he will face either the Rocket or Judd Trump in his bid to go the extra step this time around.

In a repeat of the 2021 World Championship final, which Selby won 18-15 for his fourth Crucible triumph, the opening four frames were shared as breaks of 68 and 136 from the Jester sandwiched the Magician’s 62.

Selby took control after the interval, winning a close fifth frame before contributions of 53, 72 and 73 put him 6-2 to the good, though Murphy stopped the rot with a timely 72 to conclude the afternoon’s play.

The 2005 World champion built on that momentum at the start of the evening session with a superb 140 total clearance followed by 61 to reduce the deficit to 6-5.

It looked like Murphy would level after opening frame 12 with 57, but Selby produced a wonderful counter clearance of 69 to snatch it on the black, before a run of 59 made it 8-5.

Back came the Magician with a brilliant 134 clearance – completed with a crowd-pleasing trick shot on the black – and 67 on the way to levelling at 8-8.

But Murphy saved his best for when it mattered most, with back-to-back centuries of 104 and 116 getting him over the line.

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