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Shaun Murphy
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Nationality: England (England); Male; Born: 10 Aug 1982 (40 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 (21 Apr - 7 May 2018) Pencil
Rd 1 Wales Jamie Jones [51] 10-9 England Shaun Murphy [8] Head to head Details  Pencil
China Open (2-8 Apr 2018) Pencil
Rd 1 England Chris Wakelin [59] 6-0 England Shaun Murphy [6] Head to head Details  Pencil
Players Championship (19-25 Mar 2018) Pencil
Final England Ronnie O'Sullivan [1] 10-4 England Shaun Murphy [6] Head to head Details  Pencil

Session 1:
39-93 (93), 67-55 (ROS 54), 80-67 (ROS 50, SM 55)
76-9, 30-86 (61), 65-50 (65), 92-14
70-0 (69), 0-77 (77)

Session 2:
92-43 (92), 0-137 (137), 98-7 (54), 129-9 (76)
90-23 (85)

Referee: Jan Scheers

O'Sullivan won his fifth ranking title of the season, equalling the record by Hendry, Ding and Selby.
This was also his 33rd ranking title in total.
SF England Shaun Murphy [6] 6-3 Wales Mark J Williams [2] Head to head Details  Pencil

133-8 (133), 76-62 (70, 62), 117-16 (117), 60-67
89-8 (88), 45-73, 87-0, 0-127 (127), 56-14
QF England Shaun Murphy [6] 6-5 Scotland Anthony McGill [14] Head to head Details  Pencil
Rd 1 England Shaun Murphy [6] 6-3 England Kyren Wilson [11] Head to head Details  Pencil
Gibraltar Open (7-11 Mar 2018) Pencil
Rd 1 England Jamie Cope (a) w/o England Shaun Murphy [2] Head to head Details  Pencil
Welsh Open (26 Feb - 4 Mar 2018) Pencil
Rd 1 Northern Ireland Gerard Greene [89] 4-0 England Shaun Murphy [7] Head to head Details  Pencil
World Grand Prix (19-25 Feb 2018) Pencil
QF Scotland Stephen Maguire [13] 5-2 England Shaun Murphy [5] Head to head Details  Pencil
Rd 2 England Shaun Murphy [5] 4-2 England Jack Lisowski [21] Head to head Details  Pencil
Rd 1 England Shaun Murphy [5] 4-1 England Ricky Walden [28] Head to head Details  Pencil
Shoot-Out (8-11 Feb 2018) Pencil
Rd 1 England Barry Hawkins [2] 67-0 England Shaun Murphy [1] Head to head Details  Pencil
German Masters (31 Jan - 4 Feb 2018) Pencil
SF Scotland Graeme Dott [26] 6-4 England Shaun Murphy [6] Head to head Details  Pencil

111-1 (66), 0-120 (98), 79-6 (78), 36-96 (96)
85-0 (69), 22-83 (55), 4-95 (69), 74-42 (74)
66-52 (66, 52), 121-0 (121)
QF England Shaun Murphy [6] 5-4 Wales Ryan Day [14] Head to head Details  Pencil
Rd 2 England Shaun Murphy [6] 5-1 England Mark Joyce [37] Head to head Details  Pencil
Rd 1 England Shaun Murphy [6] 5-2 Scotland Alan McManus [27] Head to head Details  Pencil
China Open Qual (27-30 Jan 2018) Pencil
Q Rd 2 England Shaun Murphy [10] 6-3 England David Grace Head to head Details  Pencil
Masters (14-21 Jan 2018) Pencil
QF England Judd Trump [3] 6-4 England Shaun Murphy [6] Head to head Details 
Trump finished off the match with two consecutive centuries
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Rd 1 England Shaun Murphy [6] 6-4 England Ali Carter [12] Head to head Details 
Murphy needed one snooker in frame 1 to win it
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Championship League - Group 4 (10-11 Jan 2018) Pencil
Final England Ali Carter 3-1 England Shaun Murphy Head to head Details  Pencil

116-12 (116), 62-22 (56), 0-77 (77), 92-16 (92)

Referee: Rob Spencer

SF England Shaun Murphy 3-2 England Barry Hawkins Head to head Details  Pencil

33-70, 11-70 (69), 89-0 (89), 84-0 (83), 61-16 (61)
Grp England Ali Carter 3-1 England Shaun Murphy Head to head Details  Pencil
Grp England Barry Hawkins 3-2 England Shaun Murphy Head to head Details  Pencil
Grp England Shaun Murphy w/o Northern Ireland Mark Allen Head to head Details  Pencil

Allen withdrew for family reasons.
Grp England Judd Trump 3-0 England Shaun Murphy Head to head Details  Pencil
Grp England Shaun Murphy 3-2 England Tom Ford Head to head Details  Pencil
Grp England Shaun Murphy 3-1 China Liang Wenbo Head to head Details  Pencil
German Masters Qual (19-22 Dec 2017) Pencil
Q Rd 2 England Shaun Murphy [6] 5-2 China Cao Yupeng [64] Head to head Details  Pencil
Q Rd 1 England Shaun Murphy [6] 5-2 England Paul S Davison [110] Head to head Details  Pencil
Scottish Open (11-17 Dec 2017) Pencil
Rd 1 Wales Daniel Wells [61] 4-3 England Shaun Murphy [6] Head to head Details  Pencil
UK Championship (28 Nov - 10 Dec 2017) Pencil
Final England Ronnie O'Sullivan [7] 10-5 England Shaun Murphy [5] Head to head Details 
Collier becoming a "Triple Crown Ref"
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Session 1:
0-124 (123), 83-39 (62), 108-9 (103), 62-76 (ROS 62)
72-18, 57-48, 27-70 (69), 57-60 (52, 52)

Session 2:
75-1 (75), 32-84 (80), 104-0 (104), 84-0 (76)
103-18 (103), 86-49 (86), 108-0 (59)

Referee: Paul Collier

This was O'Sullivan's sixth UK title, equaling Steve Davis' record.
SF England Shaun Murphy [5] 6-3 Wales Ryan Day [17] Head to head Details  Pencil

104-0 (104), 41-73, 85-1 (73), 89-0 (89)
135-0 (135), 11-66 (61), 74-30 (70)
1-128 (128), 81-28 (59)
QF England Shaun Murphy [5] 6-1 England Mark King [20] Head to head Details  Pencil
Rd 4 England Shaun Murphy [5] 6-1 England Ricky Walden [21] Head to head Details 
Frame 4 was briefly interrupted because of Walden's cue malfunction when on a break
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Rd 3 England Shaun Murphy [5] 6-3 England Jimmy Robertson [37] Head to head Details  Pencil
Rd 2 England Shaun Murphy [5] 6-5 England Liam Highfield [69] Head to head Details  Pencil
Rd 1 England Shaun Murphy [5] 6-1 Pakistan Hamza Akbar   Details  Pencil
Northern Ireland Open (20-26 Nov 2017) Pencil
Rd 1 China Chen Zifan [93] 4-1 England Shaun Murphy [4] Head to head Details  Pencil
Champion of Champions (6-12 Nov 2017) Pencil
Final England Shaun Murphy 10-8 England Ronnie O'Sullivan Head to head Details  Pencil

Session 1:
31-103 (97), 27-98 (98), 68-63, 70-1 (70)
92-27 (85), 82-7 (53), 0-134 (61, 65)
32-105 (72), 57-54

Session 2:
92-39 (86), 83-37, 134-0 (56, 74), 46-83
83-17 (71), 31-76 (54), 0-132 (108)
1-106 (68), 74-71

Referee: Paul Collier

Murphy had never won a match in the Champion of Champions before this year
SF England Shaun Murphy 6-4 Belgium Luca Brecel Head to head Details  Pencil

4-77 (68), 87-0, 40-90 (63), 27-80 (80)
69-1, 13-70, 131-0 (131), 101-0 (73)
72-14, 65-45
QF England Shaun Murphy 6-4 Wales Michael White Head to head Details  Pencil
Rd 1 England Shaun Murphy 4-2 England Mark King Head to head Details  Pencil
International Championship (29 Oct - 5 Nov 2017) Pencil
Rd 3 England Ali Carter [11] 6-2 England Shaun Murphy [5] Head to head Details  Pencil
Rd 2 England Shaun Murphy [5] 6-1 China Zhang Yong [116]   Details  Pencil
Rd 1 England Shaun Murphy [5] 6-5 China Mei Xiwen [71] Head to head Details  Pencil
English Open (16-22 Oct 2017) Pencil
Rd 4 Switzerland Alexander Ursenbacher [91] 4-1 England Shaun Murphy [6] Head to head Details  Pencil
Rd 3 England Shaun Murphy [6] 4-3 England Liam Highfield [69] Head to head Details  Pencil
Rd 2 England Shaun Murphy [6] 4-2 Wales Daniel Wells [60] Head to head Details  Pencil
Rd 1 England Shaun Murphy [6] 4-1 Iran Soheil Vahedi [112]   Details  Pencil
Shanghai Masters Qual (11-13 Oct 2017) Pencil
Q Rd 2 China Yuan Sijun 5-4 England Shaun Murphy [5] Head to head Details  Pencil
International Championship Qual (26-29 Sep 2017) Pencil
Q Rd 1 England Shaun Murphy [5] 6-0 Australia Matthew Bolton   Details  Pencil
World Open (18-24 Sep 2017) Pencil
Rd 1 Wales Daniel Wells [57] 5-3 England Shaun Murphy [8] Head to head Details  Pencil
Indian Open (12-16 Sep 2017) Pencil
Rd 3 England Elliot Slessor [74] 4-1 England Shaun Murphy [4] Head to head Details  Pencil
Rd 2 England Shaun Murphy [4] 4-1 Ireland Fergal O'Brien [36] Head to head Details  Pencil
Rd 1 England Shaun Murphy [4] 4-0 England Hammad Miah [61] Head to head Details  Pencil
Paul Hunter Classic (22-27 Aug 2017) Pencil
Final Wales Michael White [11] 4-2 England Shaun Murphy [2] Head to head Details  Pencil

79-0, 72-27, 0-84 (84), 90-9 (83)
53-59, 97-0 (97)

Referee: Martyn Royce

Michael White claims his second ranking title. His previous being the 2015 Indian Open.

This was Murphy's second final loss in a row. He also lost in last week's China Championship, to Luca Brecel.
SF England Shaun Murphy [2] 4-3 Wales Jamie Jones [18] Head to head Details  Pencil

0-102 (102), 5-77 (77), 64-54, 7-80 (72)
90-1 (90), 99-0 (75), 78-3 (77)
QF England Shaun Murphy [2] 4-2 England Ben Woollaston [13] Head to head Details  Pencil
Rd 4 England Shaun Murphy [2] 4-2 China Zhao Xintong [47] Head to head Details  Pencil
Rd 3 England Shaun Murphy [2] 4-0 Ireland Ken Doherty Head to head Details  Pencil
Rd 2 England Shaun Murphy [2] 4-1 England Sam Baird [30] Head to head Details  Pencil
Rd 1 England Shaun Murphy [2] 4-2 Poland Adam Stefanow (a) Head to head Details  Pencil
China Championship (16-22 Aug 2017) Pencil
Final Belgium Luca Brecel [27] 10-5 England Shaun Murphy [8] Head to head Details  Pencil

Session 1:
2-68 (55), 31-78 (68), 68-15 (64), 0-107 (107)
63-49, 56-19, 77-53 (SM 53), 78-5 (78), 54-58

Session 2:
66-0, 62-30, 1-109 (77), 53-52, 70-30, 61-37

Referee: Deng Shihao

This was Brecel's first ranking trophy. He is the first player from mainland Europe to win a full ranking event. He also reaches the top 16 for the first time.
SF England Shaun Murphy [8] 6-4 England Ali Carter [12] Head to head Details  Pencil

0-87, 66-0 (54), 19-71, 63-31
32-72 (52), 0-75, 81-45 (69)
54-18, 68-56, 80-32
QF England Shaun Murphy [8] 5-2 China Zhou Yuelong [32] Head to head Details  Pencil
Rd 3 England Shaun Murphy [8] 5-0 Scotland Stephen Maguire [24] Head to head Details  Pencil
Rd 2 England Shaun Murphy [8] 5-0 England Anthony Hamilton [25] Head to head Details 
Hamilton conceded the match after the first frame because of a neck injury
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Rd 1 England Shaun Murphy [8] 5-4 Ireland Ken Doherty Head to head Details  Pencil
World Open Qual (6-9 Aug 2017) Pencil
Q Rd 1 England Shaun Murphy [8] 5-1 Malta Alex Borg [77] Head to head Details  Pencil
European Masters Qual (3-4 Aug 2017) Pencil
Q Rd 1 England John Astley [63] 4-2 England Shaun Murphy [6] Head to head Details  Pencil
Indian Open Qual (1-2 Aug 2017) Pencil
Q Rd 1 England Shaun Murphy [4] 4-2 India E Pandurangaiah (a)     Pencil
Hong Kong Masters (20-23 Jul 2017) Pencil
QF England Judd Trump [3] 5-3 England Shaun Murphy [7] Head to head   Pencil
China Championship Qual (3-6 Jun 2017) Pencil
Q Rd 1 England Shaun Murphy [8] 5-2 China Zhang Anda [67] Head to head Details  Pencil

138 by Zhang in frame 3 was the highest break of the qualifiers
Riga Masters Qual (31 May - 2 Jun 2017) Pencil
Q Rd 1 Belgium Luca Brecel [20] 4-2 England Shaun Murphy [4] Head to head Details  Pencil
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