Shaun Murphy added to his 147 break haul by compiling the tenth most of his profession on the World Open in Yushan on Monday.
The Masters champion compiled a hat-trick of century breaks throughout a routine 5-0 drubbing of Zhou Jinhao within the final 64.
The final of these tons transpired within the fifth and what proved to be the ultimate body of the competition, with Murphy pairing 15 reds with 15 blacks earlier than sinking the colors.
There is no such thing as a prize for making a 147 break on the World Open, however the Englishman will pocket £5,000 for the very best break if it isn’t matched.
By taking his profession tally of maximums to 10, he turns into solely the fourth participant in snooker historical past to achieve that focus on in aggressive play.
Ronnie O’Sullivan leads with 15 good breaks forward of John Higgins on 13 and Stephen Hendry on 11.
It’s Murphy’s second 147 break in 2025, with the Magician including to his earlier knock on the Alexandra Palace in the course of the Masters in January.
There have been 12 most breaks in complete in the course of the 2024/25 snooker season to date, and the general complete has expanded to 214.
Murphy advances to the final 32 of the competitors realizing that he quickly must accumulate rating factors if he desires to keep away from the World Championship qualifiers in April.
Presently ranked quantity eight on the earth on the official listing, the 2005 world champion has some huge cash to be deducted from his rolling two-year tally via his triumphs on the Gamers Championship and Tour Championship in 2023.
Murphy is provisionally ranked twentieth within the Race to the World Championship standings, with the highest 16 gaining automated seeding in Sheffield.
Within the 42 year-old’s favour is his elevated place on the one-year rankings, which has already safeguarded his spot in subsequent week’s World Grand Prix however may be sufficient to safe a return to the Gamers and Tour Championships as properly.
Murphy will face Thepchaiya Un-Nooh for a berth within the final 16 of the World Open on Tuesday.
The marketing campaign’s newest rating occasion acquired beneath method on Sunday, in the meantime, with Mark Selby crashing out of the match on the opening day.
The 41 year-old was coming into this week’s motion in flying type having already gained the Championship League Snooker and Welsh Open titles in February.
However regardless of compiling a 141 complete clearance, Selby was downed by Liu Hongyu with a 5-2 scoreline.
Mark Allen joined Selby in exiting the competitors in Monday’s morning session after struggling a 5-4 reverse to David Lilley.
World primary Judd Trump, world champion Kyren Wilson, and residential favorite Ding Junhui all gained their held-over fixtures from the qualifying spherical yesterday, although.
The trio, who’re among the many favourites for glory within the match that carries a £175,000 champion’s cheque, are every again in motion on Tuesday.
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