Century-hungry Shaun Murphy whitewashes Ryan Day at Players Championship
Shaun Murphy chalked up four centuries as he coasted past Ryan Day 6-0 to reach the semi-finals of the Duelbits Players Championship in Wolverhampton.
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Players Championship 2023 LIVE - Joe O'Connor faces off against Luca Brecel with Shaun Murphy against Ryan Day to come
BRECEL 2-1 O’CONNOR (29-67) There’s no let up from O’Connor as he keeps laying the traps. Brecel can’t keep fighting the fires and two more fouls leave him massively up against it. Ad He blasts the cue ball with an element of frustration involved and smashes right into the pink — again.
Players Championship 2023 snooker LIVE - Luca Brecel takes on Jack Lisowski, Ding Junhui v Gary Wilson
This afternoon we have Luca Brecel v Jack Lisowski Ding Junhui v Gary Wilson Ad Of course, we'll be focusing on the first match, which should be an absolute beauty: two terrific players, improving all the time, committed to attack. I'm leaning Jack, but I'd not be remotely surprised if it was Luca.
Ronnie O'Sullivan, Neil Robertson and Mark Williams face uphill battle to qualify for Tour Championship snooker
Ronnie O'Sullivan, Neil Robertson and Mark Williams need a minor miracle to qualify for the Tour Championship after missing out on this week's Players Championship. The knock-on effect of failing to make the cut-off point for the Players in Wolverhampton – contested by the top 16 on the one-year list – means the world champion trio, with 11 Crucible crowns between them, only have one more counting ranking event before the eight-man Tour Championship is held in Hull (27 March-2 April).
Shaun Murphy overcomes Mark Selby at the Players Championship
Shaun Murphy hit back from missing out on the Welsh Open title to beat Mark Selby 6-3 in the opening round of the Duelbits Players Championship in Wolverhampton.
Shaun Murphy slams 'ridiculous accusations' of losing concentration after Mark Selby win - 'It gets my goat'
Shaun Murphy has slammed «ridiculous» suggestions that he had lost concentration during parts of his win over Mark Selby at the Players Championship. Murphy came through 6-3 against the Jester from Leicester, but at one stage looked as if he would let slip his 5-1 lead, with Selby bringing it back to 5-3, before Murphy eventually got the final frame he needed. Ad The match came hot on the heels of his Welsh Open final defeat to Robert Milkins — a tight turnaround Murphy was also critical of — but despite prevailing, Murphy was angered by suggestions that losing concentration might have been responsible for his up-and-down play during the encounter.
Players Championship 2023 LIVE - Mark Selby faces Shaun Murphy before Judd Trump takes on Ali Carter
Afternoon all! And welcome to day two of Players' Championship snooks! For your delectation this afternoon, we have: Ad Mark Selby v Shaun Murphy and Kyren Wilson v Zhou Yuelong. Welsh OpenRobert Milkins, his mental health battle and a 'life-changing' lesson in power of positive thinkingA DAY AGO Two belting matches but we'll be focused on the first, then this evening it's Ali Carter v Judd Trump and Robert Milkins v Tom Ford. Let's go! Tuesday at the Players Championship sees Mark Selby, Shaun Murphy, Judd Trump and Ali Carter all in action.
Top seed Mark Allen crashes out of Players Championship in first round
Top seed Mark Allen crashed out of the Duelbits Players Championship in the first round after suffering a 6-3 defeat to Joe O'Connor.