'Scandalous' – Shaun Murphy makes plea for changes to World Championship and Masters snooker events
Shaun Murphy feels there should be key changes to snooker's two biggest events – the World Championship and the Masters. The 2005 world champion – who also reached the final of that event in 2009, 2015 and 2021 – believes the top 16 players in the world should be forced to qualify for the last 32 at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield alongside the sport's lesser lights. Ad Despite himself benefiting from the protection of a seeding, the world No.