Stephen Murphy (snooker player)

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Stephen Murphy
birthday 23rd September 1969 (age 50)
nationality IrelandIreland Ireland
professional 1989 - 1999
Prize money £ 94,074
Highest break 142 ( Welsh Open 1996 , Q)
Century Breaks 14th
World rankings
Highest WRL place 50 ( 1995/96 )
Best results
Ranked tournaments 9 × round of the last 32
Other professional tournaments 1 × final
Amateur tournaments 2 × national vice-champions
1 × winner of the professional tour qualification

Stephen Murphy (born September 23, 1969 ) is a retired Irish snooker player who was a professional player for ten years between 1989 and 1999. During this time he reached 50th place in the world snooker rankings , including the final of the Irish Professional Championship in 1993 and the final of the 1996 World Cup with the Irish team .

Career

Murphy first attracted attention when he lost 7-8 to John Buckley in the final of the Irish Snooker Championship in 1988 and then lost to Paul Doran in the final of the All-Ireland Amateur Championship . In the same year he took part in the first event and third event of the WPBSA Pro Ticket Series and reached the final at the first event, defeating James Wattana in this . In 1989 he also won at the Professional playoffs and was eliminated in the second round of the qualification of the English Amateur Championship against Dylan Leary made. He then became a professional player.

First professional years

Murphy's first professional season was the 1989/90 season , which all went well for him. Although he was repeatedly eliminated in qualifying, he reached the first main round of a ranking tournament several times. However, he achieved his best result in a non-ranking tournament when he reached the second round of the WPBSA Non-Ranking tournament series and lost 5-0 to Steve Newbury . At the end of the season he was also on the world rankings; he finished 98th.

The next season was largely similar . However, Murphy made it into the second main round, the round of 32, at the Dubai Classic and the British Open . In this he was eliminated in both cases. Nevertheless, these successes helped him to improve to 65th place in the world rankings. However, the first half of the 1991/92 season was marked by early defeats until he was eliminated twice in a round of 64, participating in the round of 32 of the British Open and the World Snooker Championship and reaching the quarter-finals at the Irish Professional Championship had more success in the second half of the season. These results put him 56th in the world rankings.

The following season was similar to the previous seasons. The highlights this time were the elimination twice in a round of the last 64, the entry into the round of the last 32 of the Asian Open , the round of 16 of the first event of the Strachan Challenge and the final of the Irish Professional Championship , where he was defeated by Ken Doherty . Despite this, it fell a few places on the world rankings to 60th.

Promotion to rank 50 and end of career

In the following two seasons Murphy could continue to build on his form and reached a main round several times. His best results in both seasons were multiple appearances in a round of 32: during the 1993/94 season at the Benson and Hedges Championship , the Thailand Open and the second Strachan Challenge event , during the next season at the Dubai Classic and the Welsh Open . Nevertheless, he initially deteriorated on the world rankings and was only 63rd before he was able to improve to 50th. He was never able to beat this placement.

The next season , however, went worse when he only reached one round of the last 48 and was eliminated in this. Even participation in the semi-finals at the Irish Snooker Championship could not prevent him from slipping to 61st place on the world rankings. But even in the following season Murphy often missed a round of the last 64 and only moved into the round of 32 at the Asian Classic , only to lose to Steve Davis there. However, he was part of the Irish team at the World Cup this season and only lost to the team from Scotland in the final. On the world rankings, however, the other results resulted in a further deterioration of five places.

In the 1997/98 season Murphy could no longer participate in all professional tournaments and had to regain this starting authorization via the WPBSA Qualifying School and the UK Tour . He succeeded in doing this so that he could participate in all tournaments again during the next season . However, he only won a single game when he defeated the Canadian Kirk Stevens at China International . After he fell to rank 166 on the world rankings, he ended his professional career after ten years.

successes

output year competition Final opponent Result
Amateur tournaments
Second 1988 Irish Snooker Championship IrelandIreland John Buckley 7: 8
Second 1988 All-Ireland Amateur Championship Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland Paul Doran 4: 5
winner 1988/1 WPBSA Pro Ticket Series ThailandThailand James Wattana 5: 3
winner 1989 Professional play-offs South Africa 1961South Africa Derek Mienie 9: 4
Professional tournaments
Second 1993 Irish Professional Championship IrelandIreland Ken Doherty 2: 9
Second 1996 World Cup with Team IrelandIrelandIreland  Team ScotlandScotlandScotland  7:10

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d e Ron Florax: Career Total Statistics For Stephen Murphy - Professional Results. CueTracker.net, accessed on July 14, 2020 .
  2. ↑ a b c d e f g h i Ron Florax: Ranking History For Stephen Murphy. CueTracker.net, accessed on July 14, 2020 .
  3. ↑ Ron Florax: Stephen Murphy - Season 1987-1988 - Non-professional Results. CueTracker.net, accessed on July 14, 2020 .
  4. ↑ Ron Florax: Stephen Murphy - Season 1988-1989 - Professional Results. CueTracker.net, accessed on July 14, 2020 .
  5. ↑ Ron Florax: Stephen Murphy - Season 1988-1989 - Non-professional Results. CueTracker.net, accessed on July 14, 2020 .
  6. ↑ Ron Florax: Stephen Murphy - Season 1989-1990 - Professional Results. CueTracker.net, accessed on July 14, 2020 .
  7. ↑ Ron Florax: Stephen Murphy - Season 1990-1991 - Professional Results. CueTracker.net, accessed on July 14, 2020 .
  8. ↑ Ron Florax: Stephen Murphy - Season 1991-1992 - Professional Results. CueTracker.net, accessed on July 14, 2020 .
  9. ↑ Ron Florax: Stephen Murphy - Season 1992-1993 - Professional Results. CueTracker.net, accessed on July 14, 2020 .
  10. ↑ Ron Florax: Stephen Murphy - Season 1993-1994 - Professional Results. CueTracker.net, accessed on July 14, 2020 .
  11. ↑ Ron Florax: Stephen Murphy - Season 1994-1995 - Professional Results. CueTracker.net, accessed on July 14, 2020 .
  12. ↑ Ron Florax: Stephen Murphy - Season 1995-1996 - Professional Results. CueTracker.net, accessed on July 14, 2020 .
  13. ↑ Ron Florax: Stephen Murphy - Season 1995-1996 - Non-professional Results. CueTracker.net, accessed on July 14, 2020 .
  14. ↑ Ron Florax: Stephen Murphy - Season 1996-1997 - Professional Results. CueTracker.net, accessed on July 14, 2020 .
  15. ↑ Chris Turner: World Cup / World Team Classic / Nations Cup - Team Events. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive, 2011, archived from the original on February 16, 2012 ; accessed on July 14, 2020 (English).
  16. ↑ Ron Florax: Stephen Murphy - Season 1997-1998 - Professional Results. CueTracker.net, accessed on July 14, 2020 .
  17. ↑ Ron Florax: Stephen Murphy - Season 1998-1999 - Professional Results. CueTracker.net, accessed on July 14, 2020 .
personal data
SURNAME Murphy, Stephen
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Irish snooker player
DATE OF BIRTH 23rd September 1969