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Key facts
- Born
- ( 1982-08-10 ) 10 August 1982 (age 43) , Harlow , England
- Sport country
- England
- Nickname
- The Magician
- Professional
- 1998/1999, 2001–present
- Highest ranking
- 3 (May 2007 – May 2010)
- Current ranking
- 6 (as of 5 May 2026 )
- Century breaks
- 780 (as of 4 May 2026)
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Peter
- Family name
- Murphy
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Place of birth
- Harlow
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Award
- Snooker Hall of Fame
- Participant in
- 2011 Brazil Masters
- Sport
- snooker
- Country for sport
- England
- Official website
- www.shaunmurphy.net
- Image
- Shaun Murphy at Snooker German Masters (DerHexer) 2015-02-08 15.jpg
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- Commons category
- Shaun Murphy (snooker player)
- date of birth
- 1982-08-10
- century breaks
- 714
- nickname
- The Magician
- highest break
- 147
- competition won
- 2008 UK Championship
- social media followers
- 103411
- name in native language
- Shaun Murphy
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Encyclopedic overview
Shaun Peter Murphy (born 10 August 1982) is an English professional snooker player who won the 2005 World Championship and has completed the Triple Crown. Nicknamed "The Magician", Murphy is noted for his straight cue action and his long potting.
Born in Harlow, Essex, and raised in Irthlingborough, Northamptonshire, Murphy turned professional in 1998. His 2005 victory at the World Championship was considered a major surprise as he was only the third qualifier to win the title after Alex Higgins and Terry Griffiths. Since then, he has been runner-up at the World Championship four times, in 2009, 2015, 2021 and 2026. He has earned thirteen ranking titles, including the UK Championship in 2008, which places him tenth on the all-time list of ranking tournament victories. He has also won twelve non-ranking tournaments, including the 2015 Masters (which completed his career Triple Crown) and the 2025 Masters.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Shaun Murphy” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.