On the morning of January 17th, Beijing time, two quarter-finals of the Snooker Masters were concluded. The match between the two Mark brothers ended with the younger brother, Allen, stunning the elder brother, Selby, with a 6-2 victory. In an earlier match, the Magician Murphy also defeated the Melbourne Machine Robertson 6-2, becoming the first to advance to the semi-finals of this year's Masters.
In the match between Allen and Selby, it was clear that the Little Cannon was in better form, while the Master Selby looked slightly tired. Allen took the first game with a single shot of 81 points. In the second game, Selby responded with a single shot of 83 points, and the two sides tied at 1-1 after the first two games. Then, Allen took control of the game, and Selby suddenly lost power, being stunned by Allen and losing four games in a row, giving Allen a match point at 1-5. Among them, Allen narrowly reversed the sixth game by one point, which was the most regrettable loss. If Selby had won this game, the situation would have been completely different. But there is never an "if" in competitive sports. In desperate circumstances, Selby let go in the seventh game, taking every opportunity to attack and winning with a single shot of 80 points, scoring 108-0 to win back a game. In the eighth game, Allen still seized the opportunity and won with a score of 74-35, eliminating Selby with a big score of 6-2.
The match between Murphy and Neil Robertson started at 21:00 on January 16th, Beijing time, with Murphy leading 3-1 in the first four games. After the intermission, Robertson scored 66 points in the fifth game before his attack was interrupted. Murphy then took over with a score of 67-66, bringing the score to 4-1. Robertson won back a game with a single shot of 108 points in the sixth game. But Murphy then won another two games to take the victory with a score of 6-2. In the last game, Murphy started trying for a 147 after getting on the board, but made a mistake when potting the black ball and calling the yellow ball, ultimately failing.
After Murphy and Allen advanced to the semi-finals, the Masters will continue with two quarter-finals today. At 21:00 on January 17th, Beijing time, Ding Junhui will face Trump; at 3:00 am on the 18th, Brother Brel will face Brother Wilson.