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Shaun Murphy
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Nationality: England (England); Male; Born: 10 Aug 1982 (41 years)
Status: Professional; First season as pro: 1998; Ranking wins: 9; Maximums: 6;
Ranking: 8;
Homepage: shaunmurphy.net; Twitter: @Magician147; Other sources: CueTracker ; World Snooker
World Championship (31 Jul - 16 Aug 2020) Pencil
Rd 1 Thailand Noppon Saengkham [38] 10-4 England Shaun Murphy [10] Head to head Details  Pencil
Tour Championship (20-26 Jun 2020) Pencil
QF Northern Ireland Mark Allen [7] 9-8 England Shaun Murphy [2] Head to head Details  Pencil

Murphy made six centuries, equalling the record Maguire established only 4 days before.

Players Championship (24 Feb - 1 Mar 2020) Pencil
SF China Yan Bingtao [6] 6-1 England Shaun Murphy [2] Head to head Details  Pencil

86-41, 104-0 (104), 72-62 (SM 61), 41-60, 104-0 (51),
107-11 (106), 68-55

QF England Shaun Murphy [2] 6-2 Northern Ireland Mark Allen [7] Head to head Details  Pencil
Rd 1 England Shaun Murphy [2] 6-5 England David Gilbert [15] Head to head Details  Pencil
Shoot-Out (20-23 Feb 2020) Pencil
Rd 4 Scotland Anthony McGill [39] 48-31 England Shaun Murphy [8] Head to head Details  Pencil
Rd 3 England Shaun Murphy [8] 44-21 England Brandon Sargeant [102]   Details  Pencil
Rd 2 England Shaun Murphy [8] 86-19 Switzerland Alexander Ursenbacher [76] Head to head Details  Pencil

62 by Murphy

Rd 1 England Shaun Murphy [8] 77-0 Wales Kishan Hirani [79] Head to head Details  Pencil

Break 68

Welsh Open (10-16 Feb 2020) Pencil
Final England Shaun Murphy [10] 9-1 England Kyren Wilson [8] Head to head Details  Pencil

Session 1:
108-8 (108), 97-4 (84), 68-52 (52 KW), 89-45
66-64 (64 KW), 78-0 (76), 31-74, 134-0 (134)

Session 2:
102-0 (102), 73-56 (KW 56, SM 73)

Referee: Colin Humphries

This was Murphy's ninth ranking win and second of the season.

SF England Shaun Murphy [10] 6-5 China Yan Bingtao [19] Head to head Details  Pencil

17-64 (50), 17-78, 86-2 (50), 80-1, 77-0 (77)
71-61, 14-83 (83), 52-63, 20-89, 97-45 (61)
109-0 (109)

QF England Shaun Murphy [10] 5-3 England Judd Trump [2] Head to head Details  Pencil
Rd 4 England Shaun Murphy [10] 4-1 Wales Dominic Dale [91] Head to head Details  Pencil
Rd 3 England Shaun Murphy [10] 4-1 England Ben Woollaston [41] Head to head Details  Pencil
Rd 2 England Shaun Murphy [10] 4-3 England Alfie Burden [77] Head to head Details  Pencil
Rd 1 England Shaun Murphy [10] 4-0 Wales Darren Morgan (a)   Details  Pencil
World Grand Prix (3-9 Feb 2020) Pencil
Rd 1 Wales Matthew Stevens [31] 4-3 England Shaun Murphy [2] Head to head Details  Pencil
German Masters (29 Jan - 2 Feb 2020) Pencil
SF Australia Neil Robertson [4] 6-1 England Shaun Murphy [9] Head to head Details  Pencil

70-55, 8-94 (92), 73-53 (SM 53 NR 73)
136-0 (136), 72-13, 79-1 (53), 129-1 (129)

QF England Shaun Murphy [9] 5-3 China Zhao Xintong [40] Head to head Details  Pencil
Rd 2 England Shaun Murphy [9] 5-2 Scotland Scott Donaldson [25]   Details  Pencil
Rd 1 England Shaun Murphy [9] 5-1 England Tom Ford [24] Head to head Details  Pencil
Masters (12-19 Jan 2020) Pencil
SF England Ali Carter [16] 6-3 England Shaun Murphy [9] Head to head Details  Pencil

69-39 (55), 116-0 (91), 0-136 (105), 70-33
5-114 (110), 70-56 (56,70), 38-59, 66-27
97-0 (97)

QF England Shaun Murphy [9] 6-3 England Joe Perry [15] Head to head Details  Pencil
Rd 1 England Shaun Murphy [9] 6-3 England Judd Trump [1] Head to head Details 
Trump's 119 in frame 5 was his 678th career century. He surpassed Neil Robertson and moved to fourth on the all-time list.
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German Masters Qual (20-22 Dec 2019) Pencil
Q Rd 2 England Shaun Murphy [9] 5-1 Wales Dominic Dale [91] Head to head Details  Pencil
Q Rd 1 England Shaun Murphy [9] 5-2 England Joe O'Connor [68] Head to head Details  Pencil
European Masters Qual (17-19 Dec 2019) Pencil
Q Rd 2 England Alfie Burden [75] 5-2 England Shaun Murphy [10] Head to head Details  Pencil

Burden missed pink on the way to a max in frame two

Q Rd 1 England Shaun Murphy [10] 5-2 England Ashley Carty [81]   Details  Pencil
Scottish Open (9-15 Dec 2019) Pencil
Rd 4 England David Gilbert [10] 4-2 England Shaun Murphy [7] Head to head Details  Pencil
Rd 3 England Shaun Murphy [7] 4-2 England Ricky Walden [26] Head to head Details  Pencil
Rd 2 England Shaun Murphy [7] 4-0 England Mark Davis [35] Head to head Details  Pencil
Rd 1 England Shaun Murphy [7] 4-1 Wales Daniel Wells [54] Head to head Details  Pencil
UK Championship (26 Nov - 8 Dec 2019) Pencil
Rd 1 Israel Eden Sharav [125] 6-4 England Shaun Murphy [8]   Details  Pencil
Northern Ireland Open (11-17 Nov 2019) Pencil
QF England Ronnie O'Sullivan [2] 5-1 England Shaun Murphy [7] Head to head Details 
Despite winning only one frame, Murphy made three half-centuries in the match.
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Rd 4 England Shaun Murphy [7] 4-2 England Barry Hawkins [10] Head to head Details  Pencil
Rd 3 England Shaun Murphy [7] 4-3 England Ricky Walden [26] Head to head Details  Pencil
Rd 2 England Shaun Murphy [7] 4-1 China Luo Honghao [68] Head to head Details  Pencil
Rd 1 England Shaun Murphy [7] 4-0 Scotland Fraser Patrick [120] Head to head Details  Pencil
Champion of Champions (4-10 Nov 2019) Pencil
QF Australia Neil Robertson 6-5 England Shaun Murphy Head to head Details  Pencil
Rd 1 England Shaun Murphy 4-3 England Reanne Evans (af)   Details  Pencil
World Open (28 Oct - 3 Nov 2019) Pencil
Rd 2 Scotland Graeme Dott [20] 5-1 England Shaun Murphy [13] Head to head Details  Pencil
Rd 1 England Shaun Murphy [13] 5-2 Scotland Alan McManus [52] Head to head Details  Pencil
English Open (14-20 Oct 2019) Pencil
Rd 4 England Tom Ford [24] 4-3 England Shaun Murphy [8] Head to head Details  Pencil

Ford made his fifth 147 in the decider and he has now made both maximums on Tour this season. Watch on YouTube.

Rd 3 England Shaun Murphy [8] 4-0 China Fan Zhengyi [96] Head to head Details 
Fan reached the last 32 for the first time
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Rd 2 England Shaun Murphy [8] 4-1 Thailand Sunny Akani [50] Head to head Details  Pencil

Murphy made his 500th career century

Rd 1 England Shaun Murphy [8] 4-2 China Chang Bingyu [94] Head to head Details  Pencil
World Open Qual (2-5 Oct 2019) Pencil
Q Rd 1 England Shaun Murphy [13] 5-1 England Rod Lawler [101] Head to head Details  Pencil
China Championship (23-29 Sep 2019) Pencil
Final England Shaun Murphy [13] 10-9 Wales Mark J Williams [3] Head to head Details  Pencil

Session 1:
54-10, 65-56 (64, 51), 0-73 (73), 17-101 (70)
6-78, 74-4 (54), 0-143 (143), 76-14 (64), 133-0 (133)

Session 2:
59-61 (MW 54), 79-0 (75), 77-42 (76), 103-35 (103)
92-42 (79), 0-73 (73), 27-76, 49-78, 0-132 (132), 70-30 (69)

Referee: Peggy Li

This was Murphy's eighth ranking title. After his previous title (Gibraltar Open 2017) he had lost six ranking finals. Invitational tournaments included, Murphy had lost five consecutive finals. This was his third consecutive final this season.

SF England Shaun Murphy [13] 6-3 England Mark Selby [1] Head to head Details  Pencil

101-14, 97-0 (96), 62-25, 1-114 (101)
23-100 (100), 110-0, 64-76, 72-54
88-27 (88)

QF England Shaun Murphy [13] 5-2 Norway Kurt Maflin [44] Head to head Details  Pencil
Rd 3 England Shaun Murphy [13] 5-3 England Matthew Selt [29] Head to head Details  Pencil
Rd 2 England Shaun Murphy [13] 5-3 Wales Ryan Day [20] Head to head Details  Pencil
Rd 1 England Shaun Murphy [13] 5-3 China Yuan Sijun [52] Head to head Details  Pencil
Shanghai Masters (9-15 Sep 2019) Pencil
Final England Ronnie O'Sullivan [1] 11-9 England Shaun Murphy [14] Head to head Details  Pencil

Session 1
19-65, 52-63 (62), 18-86 (68), 71-43 (61)
83-22, 81-1 (54), 84-21 (78), 48-73 (61)
53-55, 73-43 (53)

Session 2
8-99 (66), 66-61 (66 ROS, 61 SM), 0-111 (111)
130-0 (130), 91-31 (51), 74-1, 130-0 (124)
0-89 (82), 35-90 (90), 86-29 (86)

Referee: Zheng Weili

This was O'Sullivan's third consecutive Shanghai Masters title and fourth overall.

SF England Shaun Murphy [14] 10-3 Northern Ireland Mark Allen [7] Head to head Details  Pencil

Session 1:
20-57, 73-36 (51), 111-44 (88), 82-0 (82)
12-85 (74), 74-0 (74), 55-69 (MA 55)
65-62 (MA 61), 67-1 (58)

Session 2:
64-0 (64), 80-16 (80), 61-60 (61), 113-6 (104)

QF England Shaun Murphy [14] 6-1 England Jack Lisowski [11] Head to head Details  Pencil
Rd 2 England Shaun Murphy [14] 6-5 Wales Mark J Williams [3] Head to head Details  Pencil
Rd 1 England Shaun Murphy [14] 6-1 China Lyu Haotian [19] Head to head Details  Pencil
China Championship Qual (15-18 Aug 2019) Pencil
Q Rd 2 England Shaun Murphy [13] 5-2 China Fan Zhengyi [91] Head to head Details  Pencil
International Championship (4-11 Aug 2019) Pencil
Final England Judd Trump [2] 10-3 England Shaun Murphy [13] Head to head Details  Pencil

Session 1:
85-14, 83-5 (58), 108-19 (104), 77-0 (58)
69-0, 0-87 (87), 37-68, 86-23 (74), 0-79 (79)

Session 2:
80-0 (80), 90-30 (63), 102-6 (102), 99-9 (62)

Referee: Lyu Xilin

This was Trump's 12th ranking title from 21 finals.

SF England Shaun Murphy [13] 9-6 Northern Ireland Mark Allen [1] Head to head Details  Pencil

Session 1:
92-0 (92), 76-0 (76), 88-0 (84), 57-29
77-0 (54), 88-44 (88), 59-70 (66, 52)
5-117 (117)

Session 2:
69-46, 47-70, 0-124 (84), 69-2, 5-102 (94)
55-67 (52 SM), 71-9 (66)

QF England Shaun Murphy [13] 6-4 Scotland Graeme Dott [21] Head to head Details  Pencil
Rd 3 England Shaun Murphy [13] 6-5 Australia Neil Robertson [4] Head to head Details  Pencil
Rd 2 England Shaun Murphy [13] 6-4 China Yan Bingtao [20] Head to head Details  Pencil
Rd 1 England Shaun Murphy [13] 6-5 China Yuan Sijun [52] Head to head Details 
Murphy won the match on the final black. He won the fifth frame having needed a snooker. Yuan made a century and seven other breaks over 50.
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International Championship Qual (14-17 Jun 2019) Pencil
Q Rd 1 England Shaun Murphy [13] 6-4 England Riley Parsons   Details  Pencil
Riga Masters Qual (10-13 Jun 2019) Pencil
Q Rd 1 China Zhang Anda [64] 4-3 England Shaun Murphy [9] Head to head Details  Pencil