Shaun Murphy was understandably thrilled after successful the 2025 Masters title on the Alexandra Palace on Sunday.
The Magician produced an impressive show to beat world champion Kyren Wilson 10-7 in London to assert the game’s most prestigious invitational crown.
Success for the 42 year-old represents his fourth on the Triple Crown stage and a primary since claiming his maiden Masters title ten years in the past in 2015.
The Englishman orchestrated a 6-2 lead after the primary session of play and withstood a mini combat again from his opponent earlier than finishing a deserved victory.
Though he hasn’t all the time produced on the largest phases regardless of the super expertise at his disposal, Murphy has all the time exuded the idea that he may win these main occasions on the calendar.
“You’ve acquired to come back with the objective of successful it,” world quantity seven Shaun Murphy stated on Eurosport.
“If you happen to’re not pondering of successful the match, then don’t come. I used to be by no means going to take a seat right here and say I used to be proud of a quarter-final or semi-final. I wouldn’t have been.”
“I believe you may see that. You may see how gutted Kyren was on the finish, turning out and placing a very good efficiency in. He’s determined to win, as was I.
“I’m over the moon, I can’t consider it. I’m as shocked as everybody else.
“It didn’t really feel nice after the final interval, I spent lots of time in my chair. I didn’t really feel like I did an amazing deal incorrect to be completely trustworthy.
“It wasn’t like I used to be within the balls and saved lacking. It was simply awkward. My outdated supervisor used to name it ‘dead-man syndrome’ the place you simply play such as you’ve acquired nothing to lose in any respect.
“All of them begin moving into, that’s what usually occurs. That’s the way it felt, so I knew I might get my likelihood and I believe generally you’ve simply acquired to remain resolute.”
Murphy highlighted the affect of recent coach Peter Ebdon, who boasted one of many biggest temperaments and never-say-die attitudes the sport has ever witnessed.
Ebdon by no means managed to get his palms on the Paul Hunter Trophy however gained the opposite two Triple Crown titles and maximised essentially the most out of the expertise at his disposal throughout a stellar profession on the primary tour.
“It’s very straightforward to get distracted on the market. It’s very straightforward to start out worrying about the place the cue ball goes, what’s occurring over right here,” Shaun Murphy added.
“You already know, I might be a little bit of a tinkerer with my approach – I might be making an attempt a special grip or a special motion or a special bridge size.”
“So to present myself one thing simply to give attention to, and it has so many added advantages staying down till the ball has gone in, it’s the primary week I’ve tried it and it’s labored.
“I stated in York that I’d thought I’d gone a bit smooth, and that was by means of chats with Peter. Peter was a particularly decided competitor.
“And I additionally needed to attempt having somebody like a wingman, any individual in your nook who has been on the market earlier than.
“Somebody who is aware of what to say and when to say it, and generally the perfect factor to say is nothing. Typically once you’re in that dressing room, you don’t wish to speak about snooker.
“It takes any individual who has been on the market, put the go well with on, put the dickie bow on and gone to battle – that’s what it’s and takes somebody who has completed that – to have the ability to assist in the suitable conditions.”
Murphy collected a file prime prize of £350,000 for his victory within the 2025 Masters.
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