Shaun Murphy felt like ‘broken force’ but Masters glory has changed everything
Shaun Murphy felt like ‘broken force’ but Masters glory has changed everything
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Shaun Murphy credits Peter Ebdon for guiding him to a spectacular second Masters triumph, which has stopped him feeling like a ‘broken force’ on the table. The Magician was in stunning form at Alexandra Palace as he beat Gary Wilson, Neil Robertson, Mark Allen and then world champion Kyren Wilson in the final.
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It was the second time Murphy has claimed the Masters title but his first Triple Crown success for 10 years and he admits that his confidence and self-belief had taken a battering over the last decade. The 42-year-old said after beating Wilson that he had almost given up hope of winning snooker’s biggest titles again, but working with mentor Ebdon has reignited his confidence and quickly seen him hit the heights again.
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The Magician says his mindset had badly eroded before starting work with Ebdon this season, to the point that he felt it was a problem that could not be fixed. ‘The stats don’t tell lies. I haven’t won as many Triple Crown events as some of my colleagues,’ Murphy told Metro.
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‘Neil Robertson, Mark Selby, we’re a similar age category and turned pro at a similar time and they’ve streaked ahead. They’ve each won probably double the ranking events I’ve won. They’ve won multiple Triple Crown events, beaten me in finals of those Triple Crown events, so I just thought I’d missed the boat.
