Claim: Shaun Murphy was awarded a wildcard from World Snooker which enabled him to compete on the tour for the 2009–10 season, a series of snooker tournaments played between 16 May 2009 and 8 May 2010, but he was unable to keep his place and so has slipped off the main tour.
Evidence: The 2009–10 snooker season was a series of snooker tournaments played between 16 May 2009 and 8 May 2010. World Series of Snooker Killarney England Shaun Murphy