Biography

Shaun Murphy was born on August 10, 1982 in Nottingham, England, UK. He has been married to Elaine O'Reilly since June 2016. They have two children. He was previously married to Clare Murphy.

Straight cue action

Long potting

For me, the fans are the most important people in sport. It's you, the fans, that create the buzz, the excitement. I don't think I'll ever lose sight of that.

I'm also a keen pianist, although my repertoire isn't that big at the moment. Currently I can play a lot of Elton John and Beatles stuff with the odd classic thrown in, but it's something that I love and that has been in our family for a long time, so I feel like I'm carrying on a tradition.

Snooker is my passion. Under the lights. On a stage when it matters. It's thrill to compete - an adrenaline rush.

Practising my snooker does take up the majority of my time between events but I think that's the same with any sports person. People are always surprised by how much time we spend working on our games but its only the same as a footballer has to train every day or a golfer, who can be out there til it goes dark working on something. Lee Trevino once said that if it were light outside then there were golf balls to be hit. At least in snooker bad light never stops play.