Northern Ireland snooker player
Tommy Murphy Born (1962-01-08 ) 8 January 1962 (age 62) Derry , Northern IrelandSport country Northern Ireland Professional 1981–1994 Highest ranking 42 (1988/1989 ) Best ranking finish Last 16 (x2)
Tommy Murphy (born 8 January 1962) is a Northern Irish former professional snooker player .
Career
Murphy won the Northern Ireland Amateur Championship and All-Ireland Amateur Championship in 1981.[1] Before turning professional, Murphy was an apprentice coffin -maker.[2] In 1987, Willie Thorne made a maximum break against Murphy in the UK Championship . Although this was the first maximum in almost four years, it was not televised.[3]
As a professional, Murphy's best ranking finishes were last 16 appearances at the 1987 British Open and the 1988 Classic . At the Irish Professional Championship in 1982 and 1986 he reached the semi-final, on both occasions being defeated by eventual champion Dennis Taylor .[4] He also represented Northern Ireland at their infamous World Cup campaign. Teaming up with Taylor and Alex Higgins , Northern Ireland reached the final which ended with defeat to Canada and Higgins threatening to have Taylor shot.[2]
This was Murphy's last notable appearance at a tournament, and he lost his professional status in 1994.
Performance and rankings timeline
Performance table legend
LQ
lost in the qualifying draw
#R
lost in the early rounds of the tournament (WR = Wildcard round, RR = Round robin)
QF
lost in the quarter-finals
SF
lost in the semi–finals
F
lost in the final
W
won the tournament
DNQ
did not qualify for the tournament
A
did not participate in the tournament
WD
withdrew from the tournament
NH / Not Held
means an event was not held.
NR / Non-Ranking Event
means an event is/was no longer a ranking event.
R / Ranking Event
means an event is/was a ranking event.
MR / Minor-Ranking Event
means an event is/was a minor-ranking event.
^ New players on the Main Tour do not have a ranking.
^ a b He was not on the Main Tour.
^ The event ran under different names such as Professional Players Tournament (1982/1983 to 1983/1984).
^ The event ran under different names such as Asian Open (1991/1992 to 1992/1993) and Thailand Open (1993/1994 to 1996/1997).
^ The event run under different names such as International Masters (1981/1982-1983/1984)
Career finals
Team finals: 1
Amateur finals: 2 (2 titles)
Outcome
No.
Year
Championship
Opponent in the final
Score
Winner
1.
1981
Northern Ireland Amateur Championship
Billy Mills
4–3
Winner
2.
1981
All-Ireland Amateur Championship
Anthony Kearney
5–2
References
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