It proved to be a day of surprises in the capital on day one of The Masters, with defending champion Shaun Murphy and eighth seed, Mark Selby, sent packing. The pair were both knocked out by Chinese potters, with Wu Yize and Xiao Guodong getting the better of their English counterparts, by virtue of two 6-2 scorelines.

It has opened up the top half of the bracket, not least because of Ronnie O'Sullivan's late withdrawal, with Chris Wakelin replacing the legendary potter at the 11th hour. But it's all eyes on the bottom half of the draw today, as Mark Williams takes on Mark Allen and Gary Wilson faces off against Zhao Xintong. Express Sport keeps you across all of the latest snooker scores from Monday's action at The Masters.

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