Terry Murphy (snooker player)

Terry Murphy (born March 6, 1972) is a Northern Irish former professional snooker player.[1]

Terry Murphy
Born (1972-03-06) 6 March 1972
Derry, Northern Ireland
Sport country Northern Ireland
Professional1991–2005
Highest ranking29 (1998/1999)
Best ranking finishQuarter-final (x1)

Career

Murphy started playing the game on a reduced-size table his parents bought him in order to keep him off the streets of his native Derry while growing up, before he moved to The Midlands when he was a teenager.[2] Murphy turned professional in 1991, and represented Northern Ireland at the World Cup in 1996, and also had his highest-ranking finish of a quarter-final in the 1997 Welsh Open.[3] He reached a career high ranking of 29th in Snooker world rankings 1997/1998 and 1998/1999.[4] He appeared in the 1998 World Championship where he lost 3–10 to Peter Ebdon. The following year he again reached the World Championship but was defeated 8–10 by John Parrott.[1] He lost his full professional status in 2004, finishing 113rd in the rankings at a time when only the top 64 automatically retained their place on the main tour.[5]

Performance and rankings timeline
Tournament 1991/
92		 1992/
93		 1993/
94		 1994/
95		 1995/
96		 1996/
97		 1997/
98		 1998/
99		 1999/
00		 2000/
01		 2001/
02		 2002/
03		 2003/
04		 2004/
05
Ranking[6] [nb 1] 133 138 91 61 41 29 29 30 30 35 45 65 [nb 2]
Ranking tournaments
Grand Prix[nb 3] LQ LQ 1R 1R LQ LQ 2R 1R 2R 3R LQ LQ LQ A
British Open 1R LQ LQ 1R 1R 1R 1R 2R 2R 2R LQ LQ LQ A
UK Championship LQ LQ 2R LQ LQ 3R 2R 3R 2R 1R 2R LQ LQ A
Welsh Open LQ LQ LQ 1R 3R QF 2R 1R 1R LQ LQ LQ LQ A
Malta Cup[nb 4] LQ LQ 1R LQ LQ LQ NH WD Not Held LQ LQ LQ A
Irish Masters Non-Ranking Event LQ WD A
China Open[nb 5] Tournament Not Held NR LQ 1R LQ LQ Not Held A
World Championship LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ 1R 1R LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ
Non-ranking tournaments
The Masters LQ A LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ A
Former ranking tournaments
Classic LQ Tournament Not Held
Strachan Open LQ Tournament Not Held
Dubai Classic[nb 6] LQ LQ 2R LQ LQ LQ Tournament Not Held
German Masters[nb 7] Tournament Not Held LQ LQ LQ NR Tournament Not Held
Malta Grand Prix Not Held Non-Ranking Event LQ NR Tournament Not Held
Thailand Masters[nb 8] LQ LQ LQ LQ 1R LQ LQ WD 1R LQ LQ NR Not Held
Scottish Open[nb 9] NH LQ LQ 1R 1R 1R 2R 1R 1R 1R LQ LQ LQ NH
Former non-ranking tournaments
Irish Professional Championship LQ A Tournament Not Held
Performance table legend
LQ lost in the qualifying draw #R lost in the early rounds of the tournament
(WR = Wildcard round, RR = Round robin)		 QF lost in the quarter-finals
SF lost in the semi–finals F lost in the final W won the tournament
DNQ did not qualify for the tournament A did not participate in the tournament WD withdrew from the tournament
NH / Not Heldmeans an event was not held.
NR / Non-Ranking Eventmeans an event is/was no longer a ranking event.
R / Ranking Eventmeans an event is/was a ranking event.
MR / Minor-Ranking Eventmeans an event is/was a minor-ranking event.
  1. New players on the Main Tour do not have a ranking.
  2. He was not on the Main Tour.
  3. The event ran under different names such as LG Cup (2001/2002 to 2003/2004).
  4. The event ran under different names such as European Open (1991/1992 to 1996/1997 and 2001/2002 to 2003/2004) and Irish Open (1998/1999).
  5. The event ran under different names as China International (1997/1998 and 1998/1999)
  6. The event run under different names such as Thailand Classic (1995/1996) and Asian Classic (1996/1997)
  7. The event ran under different name as German Open (1995/1996 to 1997/1998).
  8. The event ran under different names such as Asian Open (1991/1992 to 1992/1993) and Thailand Open (1993/1994 to 1996/1997).
  9. The event ran under different names such as International Open (1991/1992 to 1996/1997) and Players Championship (2003/2004).

References
  1. Hayton, Eric; Dee, John (2004). The CueSport Book of Professional Snooker: The Complete Record & History. Lowestoft: Rose Villa Publications. pp. 746–748. ISBN 978-0954854904.
  2. "Snooker:O'Sullivan's world of desire". The Independent. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
  3. "Terry Murphy (Northern Ireland)". Global Snooker Centre. Archived from the original on 26 December 2008. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
  4. Kobylecky, John (2019). The Complete International Directory of Snooker Players – 1927 to 2018. Kobyhadrian Books. p. 174. ISBN 978-0993143311.
  5. "O'Sullivan is new world no. 1 by a street...". Snooker Scene. June 1997. pp. 38–39.
  6. "Ranking History". Snooker.org. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
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