Shaun Murphy is an international snooker player. He is known for his long-potting and straight cue actions. Over 400 century breaks have been achieved by Murphy, including the 2nd highest in the Championship League in 2014.
At the beginning of 2008/2009, Murphy was ranked third in the world. Murphy dropped to number seven for 2010/2011. He won the Players Tour Championship that year and finished his career Triple Crown. Murphy was considered a huge underdog at the time, and it was a surprising win. He then reached the finals at the UK Championship in 2012. He was however defeated by Judd Trump.
Murphy is a gifted player. He has had many firsts. Among these are his first 147 break, his first ranking title, and his first World Snooker Championship appearance.
He began his career with the Challenge Tour, also called the UK Tour, back in 1998. Tony, his father, was a professional golfer. He was bullied as a teenager at school. He was a homeschooler, but he did not see his mom until age 19. Elaine, his wife, found him one year later. They were married in 2006. The couple got engaged despite the opposition of his family.
In his career, Shaun has won over PS3 million in prize money. He has won seven non ranking tournaments. He has also played in eight ranking tournaments and reached the quarterfinals of two.
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.
He won the World Championship 2005. He was awarded the BBC Sportsman of the YEAR award the following year. After that, he became a surgical resident at the San Jose St. Bonaventure Hospital in California.
When Murphy was a young boy, he had difficulty communicating with other people. His social skills might have suffered as a result. While he's had some difficult relationships, he was able to work through them. Elaine, his girlfriend from one of his matches, was even proposing to him in a restaurant in Ireland.
Ray Reardon mentored him at 15 years of age. From then on, he was coached by Ray Reardon. He continued working with Steve Prest through 2006. For the 2007/2008 season, he was coached by Willie Thorne. Throughout that season, he won the Challenge Tour's third and fourth events.
Murphy won the Wuxi Classic in China. He was then invited to the elite top 16. His next appearance came at the inaugural Northern Ireland Trophy. Despite only having five frames in his qualifying round, he made it to the quarterfinals where he defeated teenager Luca Brecel.
He then went on to win the German Masters, the Ruhr Championship, and the inaugural Northern Ireland Trophy. He remained at number 3 for the entire 2008/2009 campaign. He also reached the semi finals of both the Shanghai Masters and UK Championship during that season.