 In the first round of the Masters, Murphy came back from 2 – 4 behind to defeat Ding Junhui 6 – 4. He produced another comeback in the quarter-finals, where he trailed Marco Fu 1 – 4 before winning five frames in a row to clinch a 6 – 4 victory. He faced defending champion Mark Selby in the semi-finals, but lost 1 – 6.
