On January 6, Beijing time, snooker world champion Murphy said in an interview that he had received death threats because of his inappropriate remarks against Chinese youngster Scarlett! Murphy stressed that he had actually apologized to Scarlett.
The origin of the incident was last year's British Championship, the first round of the competition, world champion Murphy lost to the Chinese teenager Si Jiahui, after the game, Murphy was in a bad mood, he said, "Amateur players like Scarlett Are not worthy of participating!" I don't understand why an amateur player can compete, he shouldn't be on the professional stage! ”
As soon as this statement came out, Murphy caused controversy. Even, Murphy was given death threats, "There are a lot of people cursing me on social media!" But I don't think my remarks are so bad! ”
In addition, O'Sullivan also criticized Murphy, "Because of the loss, it is not appropriate to blame the younger generation for no reason!" If you can't accept it, it's best to find another factory to work! I feel like an amateur right now and you have to keep that mentality because it's going to be better. ”
Murphy stressed that he had apologized to Scarlett. "After losing to Scarlett, I really shouldn't have said such a thing, and I've already apologized to him!" If I had gone back in time, I wouldn't have said those words. ”
Murphy wants the public to forgive him, "I wish I had a bad decision not to tarnish the good image I've maintained over the years, it's just a minor flaw." For so many years, on and off the snooker field, I've been doing a great job! No one is a sage, and I still need to study hard. ”
Born in 1982, Murphy won the World Snooker Championship in 2005 and, in his career, Murphy also won the British Championship and the Masters, and is a Grand Slam player. Currently ranked 7th in the world rankings, Murphy is second only to Selby, Trump, O'Sullivan, Neil Robertson, Karen Wilson and Higgins. It is worth mentioning that Zhao Xintong ranked 9th in the world, Yan Bingtao ranked 15th, and Ding Junhui ranked 29th!