Stephen Murphy is an Irish former professional
snooker
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player.
Murphy was a professional player from 1989 to 1999.
He reached the last 32 of the 1992 Snooker World championship. He lost 10–3 at the crucible to multiple world champion
Stephen Hendry.
In October 1996 Murphy represented Ireland at the
World Cup. Three-man teams with one sub from all over the globe took part at the Armari Watergate Hotel in
Bangkok
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. The Irish team consisted of Murphy along with
Ken Doherty,
Fergal O'Brien and
Michael Judge as sub. Ireland beat Canada to earn a semi-final with England. The England team was made up of
Peter Ebdon,
Nigel Bond and
Ronnie O'Sullivan but lost 10–9. Ireland faced a Scotland team of Hendry,
John Higgins and
Alan McManus in the final and lost 10–6.
Despite returning to Dublin upon retirement, Murphy would visit to watch his friend Doherty play at future World Championships.
References
Irish snooker players
Living people
1969 births
Sportspeople from Dublin (city)
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