Shaun Murphy is an international snooker player. He is known for his long-potting and straight cue actions. In his career, he has been able to achieve over 400 century breaks. This includes the second highest break in the Championship League for 2014.
Murphy was ranked number 3 in the world at start to the 2008/2009 Season. Murphy dropped to number seven for 2010/2011. In 2011 he won the Players Tour Championship and completed his career Triple Crown. Murphy was considered a huge underdog at the time, and it was a surprising win. He reached the final of UK Championship in 2012. But, he was defeated by Judd Trump who became the eventual winner.
Murphy is considered a highly skilled player. He has many firsts in his professional career. Among these are his first 147 break, his first ranking title, and his first World Snooker Championship appearance.
His career began on the Challenge Tour, also known by the UK Tour in 1998. Tony, Tony's father, was an avid golfer. He was bullied in school as a teenager. He was a homeschooler, but he did not see his mom until age 19. Elaine, his wife of one year, was his first love. They were married in June 2006. They were married in 2014 despite his family's concerns.
Shaun has won more than PS3,000,000 in prize money during his career. He has won seven other tournaments. Moreover, he has played in eight ranking tournaments, reaching the quarterfinals of two.
He was ranked fourth in the world at the beginning of the 2004/2005 season. He was also the winner of the Brugge Open, and the Welsh Open. He was also diagnosed with Savant Syndrome.
He won the 2005 World Championship. The BBC named him Sportsman of the Year the next year. After that, he became a surgical resident at the San Jose St. Bonaventure Hospital in California.
Murphy struggled to communicate with others as a child. His social skills might have suffered as a result. While he's had some difficult relationships, he was able to work through them. He even proposed to Elaine at an Irish restaurant during one of his matches.
Ray Reardon mentored him at 15 years of age. He continued to work with Steve Prest up until 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. Murphy was elected to the elite top 16 after that win. His next appearance was the inaugural Northern Ireland Trophy. Despite playing only five frames in the tournament's qualifying round, he advanced to the quarterfinals beating teenager Luca Brecel.
He then won the German Masters Championship, the Ruhr Championship, as well the inaugural Northern Ireland Trophy. For the 2008/2009 season, he remained at number three. He also reached semi-finals in both the UK Championship Championship and Shanghai Masters.