Shaun Murphy, a world-class player in snooker, is well-known for his straight cue action and long potting. He has over 400 century break records, including the second best in the Championship League.
Murphy was number three in world rankings at the start 2008/2009 season. He dropped to number seven in the 2010/2011 season. He won the Players Tour Championship that year and finished his career Triple Crown. It was a shock win for Murphy, as he was considered to be a big underdog. He reached the final of UK Championship in 2012. But, he was defeated by Judd Trump who became the eventual winner.
Murphy is a skilled player who has won many firsts during his career. His first 147 break, first ranking title and first appearance at the World Snooker Championship are just a few of his many firsts.
His career began on the Challenge Tour, also known by the UK Tour in 1998. Tony, his father was a professional golfer. He was bullied as a teenager at school. He attended homeschooling classes, but did not see his mother until age 19. He met Elaine a year later and they were married June 2006. Despite family reservations, the couple got married in 2014.
Shaun has won over PS3 millions in prize money throughout his career. He has won seven non ranking tournaments. He has also been a part of eight ranking tournaments reaching the quarterfinals two times.
He was ranked four in the World at the start the 2004/2005 Season. In addition, he won the Welsh Open and the Brugge Open. He was also diagnosed with Savant Syndrome.
In 2005, he won the World Championship. He was also named Sportsman of the year by the BBC the following year. He then became a San Jose St. Bonaventure Hospital, California surgical resident.
Murphy was an awkward young boy who struggled to communicate with other people. Murphy's social skills may have been affected by this. He has been in many difficult romantic relationships but has managed to overcome them all. During one of his matches, he even proposed to his girlfriend, Elaine, at a restaurant in Ireland.
When he was 15, he was coached by Ray Reardon. After that, he continued his work with Steve Prest to 2006. Willie Thorne provided coaching for the 2007/2008 Season. He won the Challenge Tour's fourth and third events.
Murphy won China's Wuxi Classic. He then entered the elite top 16. He made his next appearance at the inaugural Northern Ireland Trophy. Despite having the tournament's shortest qualifying round of only five frames, he reached the quarterfinals and beat teenager Luca Brecel.
He went on to win the German Masters and the Ruhr Championship as well as the inaugural Northern Ireland Trophy. He remained ranked number three for the entire 2008/2009 season. He reached the semi-finals at the UK Championship and Shanghai Masters during the same season.