Terry Murphy (born 6 March 1972) is a Northern Irish former professional snooker player. __TOC__
Career Murphy started playing the game on a reduced-size table his parents bought him in order to keep him off the streets of his native Derry while growing up, before he moved to The Midlands when he was a teenager. Murphy turned professional in 1991, and represented Northern Ireland at the World Cup in 1996, and also had his highest-ranking finish of a quarter-final in the 1997 Welsh Open. He reached a career high ranking of 29th in Snooker world rankings 1997/1998 and 1998/1999. He appeared in the 1998 World Championship where he lost 3–10 to Peter Ebdon. The following year he again reached the World Championship but was defeated 8–10 by John Parrott. He lost his full professional status in 2004, finishing 113th in the rankings at a time when only the top 64 automatically retained their place on the main tour.
Performance and rankings timeline Tournament 1991/92 1992/93 1993/94 1994/95 1995/96 1996/97 1997/98 1998/99 1999/00 2000/01 2001/02 2002/03 2003/04 2004/05 RankingNew players on the Main Tour do not have a ranking.13313891614129293030354565He was not on the Main Tour. Ranking tournaments Grand PrixThe event ran under different names such as LG Cup (2001/2002 to 2003/2004).LQLQ1R1RLQLQ2R1R2R3RLQLQLQA British Open1RLQLQ1R1R1R1R2R2R2RLQLQLQA UK ChampionshipLQLQ2RLQLQ3R2R3R2R1R2RLQLQA Welsh OpenLQLQLQ1R3RQF2R1R1RLQLQLQLQA Malta CupThe event ran under different names such as European Open (1991/1992 to 1996/1997 and 2001/2002 to 2003/2004) and Irish Open (1998/1999).LQLQ1RLQLQLQNHWD Not HeldLQLQLQA Irish Masters Non-Ranking EventLQWDA China OpenThe event ran under different names as China International (1997/1998 and 1998/1999) Tournament Not HeldNRLQ1RLQLQ Not HeldA World ChampionshipLQLQLQLQLQLQ1R1RLQLQLQLQLQLQ Non-ranking tournaments The MastersLQALQLQLQLQLQLQLQLQLQLQLQA Former ranking tournaments ClassicLQ Tournament Not Held Strachan OpenLQ Tournament Not Held Dubai ClassicThe event run under different names such as Thailand Classic (1995/1996) and Asian Classic (1996/1997)LQLQ2RLQLQLQ Tournament Not Held German MastersThe event ran under different name as German Open (1995/1996 to 1997/1998). Tournament Not HeldLQLQLQNR Tournament Not Held Malta Grand Prix Not Held Non-Ranking EventLQNR Tournament Not Held Thailand MastersThe event ran under different names such as Asian Open (1991/1992 to 1992/1993) and Thailand Open (1993/1994 to 1996/1997).LQLQLQLQ1RLQLQWD1RLQLQNR Not Held Scottish OpenThe event ran under different names such as International Open (1991/1992 to 1996/1997) and Players Championship (2003/2004).NHLQLQ1R1R1R2R1R1R1RLQLQLQNH Former non-ranking tournaments Irish Professional ChampionshipLQA Tournament Not Held
Performance table legendLQ 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-finalsSF lost in the semi–finalsF lost in the finalW won the tournamentDNQ did not qualify for the tournamentA did not participate in the tournamentWD 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.
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