Superb Murphy beats Xiao with a session to spare
Summary
Shaun Murphy won his snooker match against Xiao Guodong 13-3 at the 2026 World Championship and became the first player to reach the quarter-finals. Murphy finished the match early by winning with a session to spare and will face the winner of the match between Zhao Xintong and Ding Junhui next.Key Facts
- Shaun Murphy defeated China's Xiao Guodong with a score of 13-3.
- Murphy secured his win with one session left to play, meaning he finished the match early.
- Murphy has won the World Championship once (in 2005) and has been runner-up three times.
- In the match, Murphy made several high-scoring breaks, including scores over 100 points.
- Next, Murphy will play the winner of the all-Chinese match between Zhao Xintong and Ding Junhui.
- The quarter-finals will start on Tuesday and end on Wednesday.
- Murphy is 43 years old and seeded eighth in the tournament.
- He expressed enjoyment of the game and confidence that he can still improve.
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