The latest news on July 22, 2023, Beijing time, "Magic" Shaun Murphy successfully won the first Champions League title of his career after a difficult competition in the third phase of the Champions League and a super performance in the final. In the third stage, Murphy defeated Wakelin with a 2-2 draw with Xiao Guodong and Milkins and a 3-1 victory over Wakelin to secure the first place in the final. In the final, Murphy swept Mark Williams 3-0 with one-shot 73 and 69 points. After winning the title, Murphy revealed that he didn't know what his secret to victory was, and said he would be aiming for the world number one spot in the new season.
Murphy played well in reaching the final and winning the title
In the final match, Murphy competed with Xiao Guodong, Milkins and Weckering for a place in the final in the first group. At the beginning of the match, Murphy drew 2-2 with Xiao Guodong and 3-1 against Weckerlin, which allowed Murphy to temporarily rank first in the group. His opponents Milkins and Xiao Guodong had 2 points, while Weckerlin had 1 point for the time being. Considering Murphy's one-shot 100 performance, objectively speaking, he can reach the final as long as he does not lose in the final game. After entering the player's final game, Murphy drew 2-2 with Milkins, Xiao Guodong lost 1-3 to Wakelin, and Murphy successfully advanced to the final by one point. After reaching the finals, Murphy's form can be described as excellent. He swept Williams 3-0 to win the championship with one-shot 73 and 69 points.
Murphy: The goal of being number one in the world is on the agenda
Murphy was delighted after winning his first title of the new season and 12 ranking titles, even though he didn't know what the secret to his victory was. But he also mentioned that he was working hard with the team and he knew the championship was coming. In addition, Murphy also believes that his goal of being number one in the world is also on the agenda. Murphy said: "I'm happy now. My team and I have been working hard and we know it's coming. I think it's the third of the last four events where I made it to the final and won. I'm not sure what the secret is, but I'm doing the right thing. I'm very passionate about setting goals for myself. Being number one in the world rankings is something I've never achieved, but it's on the list of goals. I want to play well this season and it's the best start. ”
Murphy's strong return is expected to take more honors
After winning the Champions League, Murphy has won his third title this year, as well as his first title of the new season. As the first player to win a world championship among the members of the "80 Five," Murphy is far from the top three players in terms of achievement. Moreover, his performance in ranking matches is not comparable to Ding Junhui, and he has not even reached the world number one ranking. But in the first race of the season, Murphy announced a strong comeback. Not only did he win the title unbeaten in 10 matches, he swept his 12th ranking title of his career and 23 Tour titles. This also means that Murphy is only two titles away from equalling Ding Junhui. And as his form continues to pick up this year, Murphy will be very likely to become the favorite to win the championship. After all, there are not many players who can really stop him at the moment, and if he can maintain his current momentum, it is not impossible to become the world number one this season, and maybe the new season will usher in a different Murphy.