SHAUN MURPHY is gearing up for a packed summer season – after taking over a double function on the World Championship.
The Magician final received snooker‘s largest prize on the Crucible manner again in 2005.
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Twenty years on, Murphy has been in glowing kind to start 2025.
The 42-year-old received The Masters earlier this yr and is at the moment ranked No13 on the Order of Benefit.
He has already bagged over £800,000 in prize cash this season, a profession excessive.
Murphy shall be going for glory once more on the baize in Sheffield subsequent month.
However away from the desk, he’ll even be filling in as a pundit and commentator for the BBC.
Murphy has proved well-liked with audiences since becoming a member of the Beeb’s snooker protection in 2023.
He has loved a twin function for the previous two years, albeit dropping out early within the match on each events.
Murphy’s choice to steadiness each his enjoying and punditry has proved controversial, even amongst his fellow professionals.
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Seven-time world champion Ronnie O’Sullivan claimed Murphy would have extra of an opportunity at successful if he stayed out of the comms field.
Talking to Stephen Hendry’s Cue Ideas podcast in 2023, The Rocket mentioned: “I can’t do the commentary.
“If I begin commentating I really feel like I’ve quit as a snooker participant.
“There’s no manner I can begin doing that, I had to attract a line someplace.
“Punditry I’m relaxed, chilled out, watching the sport which is good, however I’m not sitting in some little field.
“I can’t dilute myself an excessive amount of, for those who lose that then you definitely don’t really feel like a snooker participant and it’s no good.
“Murphy does it, however I mentioned to him, he can’t win a BBC occasion as a result of he’s within the commentary field an excessive amount of and the punditry.
“He may have received the Worlds this yr if he’d stayed out of the punditry.
“It’s not proper, I don’t get it.”
