I've spoken to Shaun Murphy at Alexandra Palace, who watched Mark Selby tease him over his nine darter on television and then told Radio Snooker this: He understands people's scepticism, but he DID make the nine darter and he finds it 'funny how offended' darts people are by it.

Murphy also looks ahead to his Masters quarter-final against Neil Robertson, saying he doesn't quite buy into the theory that this is a free hit for the Australian, who was a late entrant into the tournament.