Tag: Shaun Murphy
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 […]
Shaun Murphy has issued a scathing response to Ronnie O’Sullivan’s remarks at the UK Championship, accusing the seven-time World Champion of not doing enough to promote the sport. O’Sullivan had admitted during a live BBC post-match interview in York that he “didn’t enjoy playing snooker” and that the sport was “insignificant”. Murphy was present alongside […]
Shaun Murphy will hope to shake off injury problems ahead of facing Judd Trump at the UK Championship on Thursday. It promises to be a mouth-watering clash between two of snooker’s Triple Crown winners at the York Barbican, with a place in the quarter-finals at stake. Both players have reached the final three times at […]
Kyren Wilson and Shaun Murphy go head to head for a place in the European Masters quarter-finals on Friday. Arguably the pick of the last-16 ties in Furth, two of the world’s top 10 players face off in a repeat of their 2021 Crucible semi-final, in which Murphy reeled off eight successive frames from 12-9 […]