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‘It was a pleasure to watch’ – Shaun Murphy has classy response to Judd Trump battering him by 485 points in whitewash

SHAUN MURPHY heaped praise on Judd Trump despite suffering a 6-0 loss to the World No1 in the Players Championship quarter-finals.

The Magician amassed just 40 points throughout the entire match as Trump cruised to victory in Telford.

Shaun Murphy praised ‘flawless' Judd Trump after losing 6-0 at the Players Championship
Trump progressed to the semi-finals

But rather than leaving the venue frustrated, he graciously accepted defeat and praised his “flawless” opponent.

After the match, Murphy said: “I don’t think I did a great deal wrong in that match at all. I don’t remember making six frame-losing mistakes. It was just a real pleasure to watch Judd in full flow.”

On his opponent, he continued: “He’s incredible to watch, every shot I left him he potted. There’s a certain inevitability about his break building, he is one scorers.

“I’ve done it to players on my day and it’s not something only he can do, but he was close to flawless tonight.

“I’m not sure how you beat somebody when they play like that.”

Meanwhile, Trump managed four half-century breaks and a century to stun the Masters champion, winning by 485 points.

Reflecting on his win, the Ace said: “I’ve been consistent all season and I’ve been able to put myself in a good position in most tournaments I’ve played in.

“I feel like it’s been a very successful season and It’s nice to know that form is still there coming into the final home straight.

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“I know my game is good enough to win any tournament, but it’s nice to be able to back it up for a whole season because it’s so difficult.”

Trump is now set to face Xiao Guodong or John Higgins in the semi-finals.

Neil Robertson will take on Kyren Wilson in the other match on Friday.

The final of the Players Championship is set for Sunday.

List of all-time Snooker World Champions

BELOW is a list of snooker World Champions by year.

The record is for the modern era, widely considered as dating from the 1968-69 season, when the World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association (WPBSA) took control of the sport.

The first World Championships ran from 1927 – with a break from 1941-45 because of World War II and 1958-63 because of a dispute in the sport.

Joe Davis (15), Fred Davis and John Pulman (both 8) were the most successful players during that period.

Stephen Hendry and Ronnie O'Sullivan share the record for the most titles in the modern era, with seven each.

  • 1969 – John Spencer
  • 1970 – Ray Reardon
  • 1971 – John Spencer
  • 1972 – Alex Higgins
  • 1973 – Ray Reardon (2)
  • 1974 – Ray Reardon (3)
  • 1975 – Ray Reardon (4)
  • 1976 – Ray Reardon (5)
  • 1977 – John Spencer (2)
  • 1978 – Ray Reardon (6)
  • 1979 – Terry Griffiths
  • 1980 – Cliff Thorburn
  • 1981 – Steve Davis
  • 1982 – Alex Higgins (2)
  • 1983 – Steve Davis (2)
  • 1984 – Steve Davis (3)
  • 1985 – Dennis Taylor
  • 1986 – Joe Johnson
  • 1987 – Steve Davis (4)
  • 1988 – Steve Davis (5)
  • 1989 – Steve Davis (6)
  • 1990 – Stephen Hendry
  • 1991 – John Parrott
  • 1992 – Stephen Hendry (2)
  • 1993 – Stephen Hendry (3)
  • 1994 – Stephen Hendry (4)
  • 1995 – Stephen Hendry (5)
  • 1996 – Stephen Hendry (6)
  • 1997 – Ken Doherty
  • 1998 – John Higgins
  • 1999 – Stephen Hendry (7)
  • 2000 – Mark Williams
  • 2001 – Ronnie O'Sullivan
  • 2002 – Peter Ebdon
  • 2003 – Mark Williams (2)
  • 2004 – Ronnie O'Sullivan (2)
  • 2005 – Shaun Murphy
  • 2006 – Graeme Dott
  • 2007 – John Higgins (2)
  • 2008 – Ronnie O'Sullivan (3)
  • 2009 – John Higgins (3)
  • 2010 – Neil Robertson
  • 2011 – John Higgins (4)
  • 2012 – Ronnie O'Sullivan (4)
  • 2013 – Ronnie O'Sullivan (5)
  • 2014 – Mark Selby
  • 2015 – Stuart Bingham
  • 2016 – Mark Selby (2)
  • 2017 – Mark Selby (3)
  • 2018 – Mark Williams (3)
  • 2019 – Judd Trump
  • 2020 – Ronnie O'Sullivan (6)
  • 2021 – Mark Selby (4)
  • 2022 – Ronnie O'Sullivan (7)
  • 2023 – Luca Brecel
  • 2024 – Kyren Wilson

Most World Titles (modern era)

  • 7 – Stephen Hendry, Ronnie O'Sullivan
  • 6 – Ray Reardon, Steve Davis
  • 4 – John Higgins, Mark Selby
  • 3 – John Spencer, Mark Williams
  • 2 – Alex Higgins
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