Masters

Murphy won the Masters in January and is looking to become the first player since Trump in 2018-19 to win that tournament and the World Championship in the same season.

Murphy won the Masters in January and is looking to become the first player since Judd Trump in 2018-19 to win that tournament and then the World Championship in the same season.

Also on Tuesday, world number one Judd Trump and Masters champion Shaun Murphy will get their campaigns under way at a wide-open World Championship.

Allen, a former Masters and UK Championship winner, is bidding for a first world title to complete the full set of Triple Crown event victories.

She finished second last year in the Southern Section Masters Meet at 46 feet and third in the state championship after being a high jumper as a freshman.