Shaun Murphy is a world-class Snooker player. He is best known for his straight cue action as well as his long potting. Over 400 century breaks have been achieved by Murphy, including the 2nd highest in the Championship League in 2014.
Murphy was ranked three in the world for the 2008/2009 season. He dropped to number seven in the 2010/2011 season. He won his third career Triple Crown in 2011, the Players Tour Championship. Murphy was considered a big underdog, so it was a surprise win. In 2012, he reached the finals of the UK Championship. 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. These include his first 147 break and his first ranking title. He also made his first appearance in the World Snooker Championship.
In 1998, he began his professional career on the Challenge Tour (also known as the UK Tour). Tony, his dad, was a professional player golfer. He was bullied as a teenager at school. He was a homeschooler, but he did not see his mom until age 19. He met Elaine a year later and they were married June 2006. The couple got engaged despite the opposition of his family.
Over PS3 million has been won by Shaun in prize money over his entire career. He has won seven non ranking tournaments. He also participated in eight ranking tournaments, reaching at least the quarterfinals in two.
At the start of the 2004/2005 season, he was ranked number four in the world. He won the Brugge Open as well as the Welsh Open. He was also diagnosed with Savant Syndrome.
He won the World Championship in 2005. The next year he was named Sportsman of the Year by the BBC. He became a San Jose St. Bonaventure Hospital surgeon in California.
When Murphy was a young boy, he had difficulty communicating with other people. His social skills could have been affected. While he has had a few difficult relationships, he has also been able solve them. Elaine was his girlfriend when he proposed to her at an Irish restaurant.
Ray Reardon taught him how to play basketball when he had just turned 15. After Ray Reardon, he worked for Steve Prest until 2006. For the 2007/2008 season, he was coached by Willie Thorne. He won the Challenge Tour's fourth and third events.
Murphy won the Wuxi Classic, China. After that, Murphy entered the elite top 16. His next appearance was 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 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 reached the semi-finals at the UK Championship and Shanghai Masters during the same season.