Shaun Murphy has a reputation for being a top-tier snooker player. His long potting and straight cue play are what make him a great player. He has over 400 century break records, including the second best in the Championship League.
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 an underdog and Murphy won the Players Tour Championship. In 2012, Murphy reached the final of UK Championship. He was defeated by Judd Trump, the eventual winner.
Murphy is considered a highly skilled player. He has many firsts in his professional career. Murphy's first 147 break is among his most notable achievements.
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 attended homeschooling, but did not meet his mother until he turned 19. He met Elaine a year later and they were married June 2006. Despite the fears of his family, he and Elaine were married in 2014.
Shaun has won over PS3 millions in prize money throughout his career. He has won seven other tournaments. Moreover, he has played in eight ranking tournaments, reaching 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 had already been diagnosed with Savant Syndrome. It is a condition in autism that a person with autism exhibits superior skills.
He won the World Championship 2005. The next year he was named Sportsman of the Year by the BBC. He then became a San Jose St. Bonaventure Hospital, California surgical resident.
When Murphy was a young boy, he had difficulty communicating with other people. His social skills might have suffered as a result. While he has had several complicated romantic relationships, he has also been able to solve these problems. He even proposed to Elaine at an Irish restaurant during one of his matches.
Ray Reardon coached him when he turned 15 years old. After Ray Reardon, he worked for Steve Prest until 2006. Willie Thorne coached him for the 2007/2008 season. Throughout that season, he won the Challenge Tour's third and fourth events.
Murphy won China's Wuxi Classic. Afterwards, he entered the elite top 16. His next appearance was at the inaugural Northern Ireland Trophy. Despite the tournament's shortest qualifying rounds of just five frames, he reached his quarterfinals and defeated teenage Luca Brecel.
He went on winning the German Masters, Ruhr Championships, and the inaugural Northern Ireland Trophy. For the 2008/2009 season, he remained at number three. He reached the semi-finals at the UK Championship and Shanghai Masters during the same season.