Tag: Shaun Murphy
Shaun Murphy soared to the Players Championship title after a dominant 10-4 victory over Ali Carter in the final on Sunday. The Magician hit five centuries – taking his tally for the week to 11 – on the way to claiming the top prize of £125,000 at Aldersley Leisure Village in Wolverhampton. Murphy, who subsequently […]
Shaun Murphy and Ali Carter collide for the right to be crowned the 2023 Players Championship winner in Wolverhampton on Sunday. The form players of the week go head to head over the best of 19 frames at Aldersley Leisure Village for the top prize of £125,000, while becoming the fifth different winner of the […]
Shaun Murphy looks to continue his impressive form when he faces Ryan Day in the Players Championship Quarter-Finals on Thursday. Returning to the elite 16-man event for the first time since 2020, the Magician arrived in Wolverhampton fresh from reaching the Welsh Open final in Llandudno the previous weekend. There, he suffered a narrow 9-7 […]
Shaun Murphy admits he was “mortified” at the backlash to his comments in his studio interview following victory over Mark Selby at the Players Championship on Tuesday. Less than 48 hours after his defeat in the Welsh Open final, Murphy enjoyed a commanding 6-3 win over four-time World Champion Selby to reach the Quarter-Finals in […]
Mark Selby and Shaun Murphy go head to head in a mouth-watering Players Championship first-round clash in Wolverhampton on Tuesday. Good friends off the table, the pair collide in a repeat of the 2021 World Championship final, which Selby won 18-5 to claim his fourth Crucible crown. The Jester has prevailed in each of the […]
Neil Robertson launches the defence of his Masters title with a show-down against former champion Shaun Murphy at Alexandra Palace on Sunday. A repeat of two previous Masters finals sees the two Triple Crown winners collide in a mouth-watering curtain-raiser to this year’s tournament. Robertson defeated Murphy 10-6 in the final to first lift this […]
Shaun Murphy is confident “phenomenal” Jack Lisowski will win this year’s UK Championship following his quarter-final defeat in York. The 2008 champion’s quest for a second title end in a comprehensive manner on Friday, as an inspired Lisowski roared to a commanding 6-1 rout at the York Barbican. The six-time ranking runner-up hit four successive […]
Shaun Murphy aims to continue his dominant record over Jack Lisowski when they lock horns in the UK Championship quarter-finals on Friday. The players ranked 12th and 13th in the world collide in what promises to be an exciting attacking contest for a place in the last four at the York Barbican. The head-to-head record […]
Shaun Murphy battled through injury with an inspired comeback denying Judd Trump and securing his UK Championship quarter-final place. The Magician sparked concern that he would withdraw ahead of the blockbuster clash at the York Barbican, having tweeted that he was struggling with an ongoing neck and back issue. The 2008 champion looked increasingly comfortable […]