2024 Masters - Jan 7th to Jan 14th - BBC/Eurosport

One of the better matches this week alright

I see Ronnie is moaning about the venue again. Not much new, lets be honest, but some of these players keep whining about this place and that. It gets tired year on year, when you see a huge improvement in the coverage, earnings and number of different events held.

Some of the punters will see the serial whingers as just spoilt brats. Especially when ticket prices have gone higher.

It is hard not to want Ali Carter do well with the Cancer, and the pilot stuff etc. I remember that 'shoulder' on Ronnie. How many people wanted/would like to shoulder Ronnie over the years? But he did it!

Ali is a berk. Covid denying, "Democrats rigged the US election" Brexiter.

Anyone who is watching back Trump v Carter Frame 6 is the one to watch, plenty of excitement in it.

Trump v Carter shaping up to be a great match. Carter very smart getting out of that brown fluke snooker on the green.

That was very risky and very good 1st cut back black by Allen in this 147 attempt.

5 or 6 great pressure shots in that. Enjoyable maximum

I arrived in the door, turned on the snooker, and there's a 147 just developing - perfect timing!

Great break by Allen, he certainly went the long, awkward way about it, but never lost his nerve.

Fair dues, delighted for him!

He is yeah, so Allen and Ding will have their own competition going on at the World championship..

This could go on half the night at the rate they're playing 🙄

Selby is loving every minute of this.

These are the types of misses that would lead you look for unusual betting patterns

I typed too soon!!

C'mon Mark!! (A)

All Selby's birthdays came at once in this frame!

mark Allen to win

Super brown to win it. Well done Mark Allen

I was hoping it would go to a final frame decider as I suspeced it would be fairly dramatic and it was.

Great brown there in the end by Allen.

Lisowski on analysis in studio, interesting to hear his thought processes on the game. Because to be honest, I see Lisowski as a very one demensional player when he is playing in a match himself.

It was funny though, I thought. The most cutting and true Ronnie comment was 'they have no snooker brain' - meaning the other players on the circuit. Compared to him of course. But for Murphy the most cutting Ronnie throwaway comment (when he hears it) was "I knew if I played olwight I'd win".

I think Ronnie rattled Murphy a bit the way Ronnie looked like he was careless. Sort of like that time he did it v Selby in the World Championship.

But the level was that high at the same time that those few errors from Murphy cost him the match. Like the missed blue after the great rest shot, that type of thing. But you can't say that Murphy did not have his chances to make it a much closer game. Murphy missed too many crucial shots, the centuries just papered over them a bit, IMO.

I hope it is Allen in the final from a spectators point of view, because if it is Carter, Ronnie will really get in his head and steamroll him, I think. An Allen v Ronnie final would be closer. I nearly forgot in the BBC studio Ronnie forgot who Carter was playing....had to think for a few seconds.

None of the presenters have mentioned it. But how many Masters competitions did Ronnie not compete in? Was it three/four? Because that makes the 14 finals even more impressive.

For all the talk of a rivalry between O'Sullivan and Murphy, it's only a rivalry in Murphy's head. He can make his little comments and whatever, on the table it's not even remotely close.

I think Allen wins tonight and that probably gives us a better match tomorrow.

Mark should of took the plant on

Ronnie wearing runners probably annoyed Murphy at a certain level as well