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Shaun Murphy
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Male; England (England); Born: 10 Aug 1982 (age )
Status: Professional; First season as pro: 1998; Ranking wins: 13; Maximums: 10; Ranking: 8; Homepage: shaunmurphy.net; Twitter: @Magician147; Other sources: CueTracker; World Snooker

World Championship (18 Apr - 4 May 2026)
Rd 2 (25) China Xiao Guodong [9] v England Shaun Murphy [8] Head to head 2026-04-23 12:00:00Z
2026-04-24 09:00:00Z
2026-04-24 18:00:00Z
Rd 1 England Shaun Murphy [8] 10-9 China Fan Zhengyi [63] Head to head Details 
Tour Championship (30 Mar - 5 Apr 2026)
QF England Judd Trump [5] 10-9 England Shaun Murphy [4] Head to head Details 

140 by Trump in frame 4 is the highest break of the event so far

World Open (16‑22 Mar 2026)
Rd 4 England Ronnie O'Sullivan [11] 5-3 England Shaun Murphy [8] Head to head Details 
Rd 3 England Shaun Murphy [8] 5-1 China Xu Si [38] Head to head Details 
Rd 2 England Shaun Murphy [8] 5-4 England David Lilley [53] Head to head Details 
Murphy was 4-1 down
Welsh Open (23 Feb - 1 Mar 2026)
Rd 1 China Chang Bingyu [59] 4-0 England Shaun Murphy [7] Head to head Details 

130-0 (130), 136-0 (136), 128-1 (119), 130-0 (130)

Four centuries by Chang. Aggregate frame score: 524-1. 100% pot success.

Players Championship (17‑22 Feb 2026)
QF China Zhao Xintong [6] 6-3 England Shaun Murphy [3] Head to head Details 
Rd 1 England Shaun Murphy [3] 6-1 China Zhang Anda [14] Head to head Details 
Murphy tried to fluke the yellow on the way to a 147 in frame 2 after potting a miracle 15th black
World Open Qual (10‑12 Feb 2026)
Q Rd 2 England Shaun Murphy [8] 5-3 Thailand Chatchapong Nasa [112]   Details 
World Grand Prix (3‑8 Feb 2026)
Rd 1 China Pang Junxu [30] 5-1 England Shaun Murphy [3] Head to head Details 
German Masters (26 Jan - 1 Feb 2026)
Final England Judd Trump [3] 10-4 England Shaun Murphy [8] Head to head Details 

Session 1:
101-0 (101), 97-1 (71), 4-103 (103), 7-92 (58)
71-10 (62), 102-9 (64), 77-16, 10-118 (117)

Session 2:
64-60 (SM 60), 56-42, 68-13 (68), 71-57 (59)
65-69 (SM 55, JT 61), 66-11

Referee: Marcel Eckardt

This was Trump's 31st ranking title but first since the 2024 UK Championship.

SF England Shaun Murphy [8] 6-1 Australia Neil Robertson [4] Head to head Details 

122-7 (122), 0-69, 129-1 (102), 125-18 (106)
78-44, 71-29 (51), 70-0 (66)

QF England Shaun Murphy [8] 5-1 England Kyren Wilson [1] Head to head Details 
Rd 3 England Shaun Murphy [8] 5-0 Northern Ireland Mark Allen [10] Head to head Details 
Rd 2 England Shaun Murphy [8] 5-1 Belgium Julien Leclercq [76]   Details 
German Masters Qual (5‑8 Jan 2026)
Q Rd 3 England Shaun Murphy [8] 5-2 England Zak Surety [51] Head to head Details 
Masters (11‑18 Jan 2026)
Rd 1 China Wu Yize [13] 6-2 England Shaun Murphy [1] Head to head Details 

137 by Wu in frame 2 was the highest break of the event

Scottish Open (15‑21 Dec 2025)
Rd 2 England Stuart Bingham [19] 4-1 England Shaun Murphy [10] Head to head Details 
Rd 1 England Shaun Murphy [10] 4-3 China Liu Hongyu [57] Head to head Details 
Shoot Out (10‑13 Dec 2025)
Rd 2 Belgium Luca Brecel [29] 70-0 England Shaun Murphy [2] Head to head Details 

Break 52

Rd 1 England Shaun Murphy [2] 91-8 England Patrick Whelan (a)   Details 

Break 51

UK Championship (29 Nov - 7 Dec 2025)
SF England Mark Selby [11] 6-3 England Shaun Murphy [10] Head to head Details 

89-23 (73), 4-131 (131), 73-68, 100-39 (73)
105-0 (105), 32-66, 0-94, 127-7 (72), 127-0 (127)

QF England Shaun Murphy [10] 6-3 China Zhang Anda [23] Head to head Details 
Murphy won frame one after needing two snookers.
Rd 2 England Shaun Murphy [10] 6-5 Scotland John Higgins [7] Head to head Details 
Rd 1 England Shaun Murphy [10] 6-2 China Lyu Haotian [48] Head to head Details 
Snooker Championship (19‑21 Nov 2025)
QF China Zhao Xintong [2] 4-2 England Shaun Murphy [10] Head to head Details 
Rd 2 England Shaun Murphy [10] 4-0 England Ronnie O'Sullivan [7] Head to head Details 
Rd 1 England Shaun Murphy [10] 4-0 Saudi Arabia Ziyad Alqabbani (a)   Details 
Champion of Champions (10‑16 Nov 2025)
Rd 1 China Lei Peifan [14] 4-1 England Shaun Murphy [7] Head to head Details 
International Championship (2‑9 Nov 2025)
QF Scotland John Higgins [8] 6-2 England Shaun Murphy [16] Head to head Details 
Rd 4 England Shaun Murphy [16] 6-2 China Ding Junhui [1] Head to head Details 
Rd 3 England Shaun Murphy [16] 6-4 England Elliot Slessor [23] Head to head Details 
Rd 2 England Shaun Murphy [16] 6-5 China Wang Xinzhong (a)   Details 
Northern Ireland Open (19‑26 Oct 2025)
Rd 3 Northern Ireland Jordan Brown [49] 4-2 England Shaun Murphy [13] Head to head Details 
Rd 2 England Shaun Murphy [13] 4-2 England Elliot Slessor [20] Head to head Details 
Rd 1 England Shaun Murphy [13] 4-0 England David Lilley [56] Head to head Details 
Xi'an Grand Prix (7‑13 Oct 2025)
Final Wales Mark J Williams [6] 10-3 England Shaun Murphy [15] Head to head Details 
Ray Reardon set the previous record when he was 50 years and 14 days old by winning the Professional Players Tournament 1982.

Session 1 was pulled off 1 frame early at 7-1 to Williams.

Session 1:
75-0 (75), 85-44 (73), 73-55 (55, 56), 68-45 (68)
21-73 (69), 97-37, 132-8 (55), 127-8 (127)

Session 2:
122-0 (122), 0-64, 5-93 (93), 92-20 (65)
83-15 (61)

Referee: Lyu Zhiwei (Xilin)

This was Williams' 27th ranking title. Aged 50 years and 206 days, he became the oldest ever ranking event winner.

SF England Shaun Murphy [15] 6-4 England Gary Wilson [17] Head to head Details 
81 by Murphy in frame 5 was a maximum attempt

133-0 (91), 25-85 (81), 28-84, 0-139 (139)
81-0 (81), 131-0 (131), 140-0 (140), 61-41
0-80 (74), 141-0 (141)

QF England Shaun Murphy [15] 5-3 China Ding Junhui [8] Head to head Details 
Rd 4 England Shaun Murphy [15] 5-0 England Kyren Wilson [1] Head to head Details 

74-0 (74), 141-0 (141), 133-0 (133), 84-0 (84), 101-6 (84)

533 points to 6! The 6 points was a foul on Murphy's very last shot. Wilson had just nine shots of which two were break-off shots.

Rd 3 England Shaun Murphy [15] 5-4 China Wu Yize [18] Head to head Details 
Rd 2 England Shaun Murphy [15] 5-0 China Long Zehuang [53] Head to head Details 
International Championship Qual (30 Sep - 2 Oct 2025)
Q Rd 2 England Shaun Murphy [16] 6-1 China Yao Pengcheng [113]   Details 
British Open (22‑28 Sep 2025)
Final England Shaun Murphy [13] 10-7 Scotland Anthony McGill [58] Head to head Details 

Session 1:
28-85 (68), 14-110 (78), 106-0 (101), 14-109 (109)
133-0 (132), 52-61, 85-9 (78), 118-0 (112)

Session 2:
78-0 (78), 15-81 (81), 38-77 (77), 67-32
0-89 (73), 78-9 (76), 97-40 (72), 100-0 (66)
81-43

Referee: Colin Humphries
This was Murphy's 13th ranking title.

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

79-47, 73-50 (50), 116-2 (116), 0-123 (123)
67-54, 85-65, 102-1 (93)

QF England Shaun Murphy [13] 5-1 England Mitchell Mann [83] Head to head Details 
Rd 4 England Shaun Murphy [13] 4-3 England Judd Trump [3] Head to head Details 
Rd 3 England Shaun Murphy [13] 4-1 Australia Neil Robertson [8] Head to head Details 
Rd 2 England Shaun Murphy [13] 4-1 Scotland Scott Donaldson [54] Head to head Details 

Murphy won frame 4 on a respotted back after having needed foul points.

British Open Qual (25‑28 Jun 2025)
Q Rd 1 England Shaun Murphy [13] 4-1 Scotland Ross Muir [101] Head to head Details 
English Open (11‑21 Sep 2025)
Rd 5 Wales Jackson Page [32] 4-3 England Shaun Murphy [15]   Details 
Rd 4 England Shaun Murphy [15] 4-1 China Fan Zhengyi [48] Head to head Details 
Rd 3 England Shaun Murphy [15] 4-0 England Zak Surety [60] Head to head Details 

125, 134 and 133 from Murphy in the first three frames. Surety had four shots in those frames.

Xi'an Grand Prix Qual (1‑3 Sep 2025)
Q Rd 2 England Shaun Murphy [15] 5-0 England Liam Highfield [101] Head to head Details 
Wuhan Open (24‑30 Aug 2025)
Rd 3 England Gary Wilson [18] 5-3 England Shaun Murphy [14] Head to head Details 
Rd 2 England Shaun Murphy [14] 5-0 Northern Ireland Jordan Brown [53] Head to head Details 
Saudi Arabia Masters (8‑16 Aug 2025)
Rd 6 Wales Mark J Williams [4] 6-1 England Shaun Murphy [13] Head to head Details 
Rd 5 England Shaun Murphy [13] 5-1 Thailand Thepchaiya Un-Nooh [45] Head to head Details 
Un-Nooh missed the 13th red in a maximum attempt in frame 5.
Shanghai Masters (28 Jul - 3 Aug 2025)
Rd 2 England Mark Selby [8] 6-0 England Shaun Murphy [14] Head to head Details 
Rd 1 England Shaun Murphy [14] 6-0 China Han Fuyuan (a)   Details 
Championship League Stage One Group 3 (1 Jul 2025)
Grp Hungary Bulcsu Revesz [62] 3-1 England Shaun Murphy [3] Head to head Details 
Grp Northern Ireland Robbie McGuigan [67] 3-1 England Shaun Murphy [3]   Details 
Grp England Alfie Burden (a) 3-1 England Shaun Murphy [3] Head to head Details 
Wuhan Open Qual (22‑24 Jun 2025)
Q Rd 1 England Shaun Murphy [14] 5-0 Poland Michal Szubarczyk [122]   Details