Mark Selby ends Shaun Murphy hopes to reach third UK Championship final

Murphy opened with a break of 99, but was never really in the running to reach the final of the tournament he won in 2008 as runs of 55, 83, 58 and 51 carried world number one Selby into a final against tournament favourite O'Sullivan, or former finalist Fu over the best of 19 frames on Sunday.

O'Sullivan and Hong Kong's Fu play the second semi-final from 7pm (GMT) on Saturday night at York's Barbican Centre.

Selby won the 2012 final against Murphy 10-6, and was equally dominant in this last four meeting.

He led 3-1 before a 57 from Murphy saw the deficit reduced to 3-2 before running out a comfortable winner.

"I could not have started better and it was the best I felt all week, but the mistakes against Mark are magnified so much," said Murphy.

"If you don't kill him off, he has a way of getting himself back in the match. He is so difficult to crack."

But Leicester's Selby - who lost 10-7 to Neil Robertson in the 2013 UK final - pinched a tight seventh frame before pulling away in the eighth to secure a deserved progress over two hours and 40 minutes.