Murphy fights back to reach Shanghai Masters final

Shaun Murphy produced a stirring fightback to triumph 5 consecutive frames and advancement to nan Shanghai Masters last pinch a 10-8 triumph complete Mark Selby.

Selby led 8-5 arsenic he looked connected people to scope a 3rd last but his chap Englishman recovered impressively.

Earlier, Murphy had pulled backmost to 6-5, having trailed 6-2 towards nan extremity of nan greeting session.

The lucifer had been tied astatine 2-2 earlier Selby - nan 2011 Shanghai Masters victor and 2016 runner-up - took 4 frames successful a row, including breaks of 53, 72 and 53, to move clear.

Murphy will look either Ronnie O'Sullivan aliases Judd Trump, who meet successful nan different semi-final connected Saturday.

The last is connected Sunday, pinch nan victor pocketing £210,000 successful prize money.