# Terry Murphy (snooker player)

Terry Murphy (born 6 March 1972) is a Northern Irish former professional snooker player.

## 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 113rd 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 |
| Ranking | | 133 | 138 | 91 | 61 | 41 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 35 | 45 | 65 | |
| Ranking tournaments |||||||||||||||
| Grand Prix | LQ | LQ | 1R | 1R | LQ | LQ | 2R | 1R | 2R | 3R | LQ | LQ | LQ | A |
| British Open | 1R | LQ | LQ | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 2R | 2R | LQ | LQ | LQ | A |
| UK Championship | LQ | LQ | 2R | LQ | LQ | 3R | 2R | 3R | 2R | 1R | 2R | LQ | LQ | A |
| Welsh Open | LQ | LQ | LQ | 1R | 3R | QF | 2R | 1R | 1R | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | A |
| Malta Cup | LQ | LQ | 1R | LQ | LQ | LQ | NH | WD | Not Held | Not Held | LQ | LQ | LQ | A |
| Irish Masters | Non-Ranking Event | Non-Ranking Event | Non-Ranking Event | Non-Ranking Event | Non-Ranking Event | Non-Ranking Event | Non-Ranking Event | Non-Ranking Event | Non-Ranking Event | Non-Ranking Event | Non-Ranking Event | LQ | WD | A |
| China Open | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | NR | LQ | 1R | LQ | LQ | Not Held | Not Held | A |
| World Championship | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | 1R | 1R | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ |
| Non-ranking tournaments |||||||||||||||
| The Masters | LQ | A | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | A |
| Former ranking tournaments |||||||||||||||
| Classic | LQ | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held |
| Strachan Open | LQ | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held |
| Dubai Classic | LQ | LQ | 2R | LQ | LQ | LQ | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held |
| German Masters | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | LQ | LQ | LQ | NR | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held |
| Malta Grand Prix | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | Non-Ranking Event | Non-Ranking Event | Non-Ranking Event | Non-Ranking Event | Non-Ranking Event | LQ | NR | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held |
| Thailand Masters | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | 1R | LQ | LQ | WD | 1R | LQ | LQ | NR | Not Held | Not Held |
| Scottish Open | NH | LQ | LQ | 1R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 1R | 1R | 1R | LQ | LQ | LQ | NH |
| Former non-ranking tournaments |||||||||||||||
| Irish Professional Championship | LQ | A | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held |
Performance table legend :
| LQ | 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-finals |
| SF | lost in the semi–finals | F | lost in the final | W | won the tournament |
| DNQ | did not qualify for the tournament | A | did not participate in the tournament | WD | withdrew from the tournament |
| NH / Not Held | NH / Not Held | NH / Not Held | NH / Not Held | means an event was not held. |
| NR / Non-Ranking Event | NR / Non-Ranking Event | NR / Non-Ranking Event | NR / Non-Ranking Event | means an event is/was no longer a ranking event. |
| R / Ranking Event | R / Ranking Event | R / Ranking Event | R / Ranking Event | means an event is/was a ranking event. |
| MR / Minor-Ranking Event | MR / Minor-Ranking Event | MR / Minor-Ranking Event | MR / Minor-Ranking Event | means an event is/was a minor-ranking event. |
* ↑ New players on the Main Tour do not have a ranking.
* ↑ He was not on the Main Tour.
* ↑ The event ran under different names such as LG Cup (2001/2002 to 2003/2004).
* ↑ The 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).
* ↑ The event ran under different names as China International (1997/1998 and 1998/1999)
* ↑ The event run under different names such as Thailand Classic (1995/1996) and Asian Classic (1996/1997)
* ↑ The event ran under different name as German Open (1995/1996 to 1997/1998).
* ↑ The event ran under different names such as Asian Open (1991/1992 to 1992/1993) and Thailand Open (1993/1994 to 1996/1997).
* ↑ The event ran under different names such as International Open (1991/1992 to 1996/1997) and Players Championship (2003/2004).