Shaun Murphy weathers Mark Selby fightback to reach Players Championship quarter-finals in Wolverhampton

21.02.2023 - 20:37 eurosport.com

Shaun Murphy continued his excellent recent form as he weathered a Mark Selby fightback to reach the quarter-finals of the Players Championship in Wolverhampton.

Murphy, who was runner-up at the Welsh Open to Robert Milkins at the weekend, made breaks of 92, 75 and 72 in a 6-3 victory.

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Even though he came up short in the final against Milkins, that didn’t look to be dwelling on his mind as he quickly settled into his groove against Selby.

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