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.
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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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