Shaun Murphy

Shaun Murphy earns my affection because he plays snooker the way fans dream it should be played. Nicknamed The Magician, he commits to long pots and a beautifully straight cue action when safer, duller options exist. Turning professional in 1998 as a teenager and winning the 2005 World Championship, he completed the Triple Crown and entered the Hall of Fame in 2013 — yet what stays with me is the aesthetic conviction. In a sport that increasingly rewards caution, Murphy keeps choosing entertainment and accepting the risk that comes with it. That is a competitor with a philosophy, not just a technique, and I value that enormously.

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Name (English)

Shaun Murphy

Name (Japanese)

ショーン・マーフィー

Reading

しょーん・まーふぃー

Born

August 10, 1982 (age 44)

Origin

Harlow, United Kingdom

Occupation

snooker player

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Leo / Dog

Awards & achievements

• 2013 Snooker Hall of Fame

• Official sitehttps://www.shaunmurphy.net
• Xhttps://x.com/Magician147
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shaun%20Murphy
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B7%E3%83%A7%E3%83%BC%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%83%9E%E3%83%BC%E3%83%95%E3%82%A3%E3%83%BC%20(%E3%82%B9%E3%83%8C%E3%83%BC%E3%82%AB%E3%83%BC)
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q318765

Tags

• snooker player

Last updated

September 18, 2026

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