On April 3, 2023, Beijing time, the snooker tour championship ended, and the post-80s world champion Sean Murphy won a great victory, he fought back when he was 0-4 down in the opening game, chased 4 draws in the first stage, overtook the score in the second stage and defeated Kyren Wilson 10-7 to win the 11th ranking tournament title of his career, ranking 10th in history on the ranking tournament championship list, and continued to pursue Ding Junhui.
This season, Shaun Murphy showed good competitive form, and this time in the tour tournament final, the 80s star will reach the final three times in the past two months, when Trump and Neil Robertson fell into the trough, Sean Murphy became the representative of the 80s. In the first round of the Tour Championship, Sean Murphy defeated Robert Milkins 10-8 and Mark Selby 10-9 in the semifinals, and Shaun Murphy was very tough in key moments.
In the Tour Championship match, Shaun Murphy faced the fiery Kyren Wilson, who shot a 6-shot break against Ding Junhui, and continued to be strong in the first stage of the final, shooting 108, 84, 62 and 111 consecutive shots to take a direct 4-0 lead. Faced with a 4-0 trail, Sean Murphy did not panic, returned from a break, and fought back, hit three consecutive 70+ shots, and won the 8th game 67-63, also winning four consecutive games to tie 4, and the two returned to the same running line.
In the second stage, the two men were fiercely contested, Kyren Wilson led 5-4, 6-5, but Sean Murphy immediately tied the score and shot a one-shot 131 in the 10th inning. After a six-tie, Sean Murphy started to make a difference, not only taking the lead for the first time, but also extending the lead to two sets with a single 115. In the 16th game, Sean Murphy missed a chance but still won the match point 9-7. Kyren Wilson's form slipped noticeably, and Sean Murphy seized the opportunity to seal the win 10-7.
Trailing 4-0, Sean Murphy came back to win the title and claim his 11th career ranking tournament title. In the ranking tournament winners, Sean Murphy surpassed Jimmy White to occupy the 10th place all-time. Once, Sean Murphy was left behind by Ding Junhui, but with his good performance this season, Sean Murphy showed a posture of chasing Ding Junhui, and he was only 3 titles less than Ding Junhui.
After winning this title, Shaun Murphy rose to world No. 4, and the seeding of the World Championship was also confirmed, with O'Sullivan, Ding Junhui, Luca Brecel, Mark Williams, Trump, Lisovsky, Robert Milkins, Shaun Murphy in the top half, Mark Allen, Stewart Bingham, Ali Carter, Neil Robertson, Kyren Wilson, Higgins, Gary Wilson, Mark Selby in the second half. It can be said that Ding Junhui entered the death half zone again, and the difficulty of breaking through is too great!