Tommy Murphy (born 8 January 1962) is a Northern Irish former professional snooker player. __TOC__
Career Murphy won the Northern Ireland Amateur Championship and All-Ireland Amateur Championship in 1981. Before turning professional, Murphy was an apprentice coffin-maker. In 1987, Willie Thorne made a maximum break against Murphy in the UK Championship. Although this was the first maximum in almost four years, it was not televised.
As a professional, Murphy's best ranking finishes were last 16 appearances at the 1987 British Open and the 1988 Classic. At the Irish Professional Championship in 1982 and 1986 he reached the semi-final, on both occasions being defeated by eventual champion Dennis Taylor. He also represented Northern Ireland at their infamous World Cup campaign. Teaming up with Taylor and Alex Higgins, Northern Ireland reached the final which ended with defeat to Canada and Higgins threatening to have Taylor shot.
This was Murphy's last notable appearance at a tournament, and he lost his professional status in 1994.
Performance and rankings timeline Tournament 1981/82 1982/83 1983/84 1984/85 1985/86 1986/87 1987/88 1988/89 1989/90 1990/91 1991/92 1992/93 1993/94 RankingNew players on the Main Tour do not have a ranking.He was not on the Main Tour.5558574442577590150228 Ranking tournaments Dubai Classic Tournament Not HeldNRLQ1RLQLQA Grand PrixThe event ran under different names such as Professional Players Tournament (1982/1983 to 1983/1984).NH1R2R1RLQLQLQLQLQLQLQLQA UK Championship Non-Ranking Event1R1R1R2R1R1RLQLQLQA European Open Tournament Not Held1RLQLQLQAA Welsh Open Tournament Not HeldLQLQA International OpenNRLQLQLQ2R1R1R1R1R Not HeldAA Thailand OpenThe event ran under different names such as Asian Open (1991/1992 to 1992/1993) and Thailand Open (1993/1994 to 1996/1997). Not Held Non-Ranking Event Not HeldLQLQLQLQA British Open Not Held1RLQ3R1RLQ2RLQLQWDA World ChampionshipLQLQLQLQLQLQLQLQLQLQLQLQLQ Non-ranking tournaments The MastersAAAAAAAAALQAAA Former ranking tournaments Canadian Masters Tournament Not HeldLQ Tournament Not Held Hong Kong Open Tournament Not HeldLQ Tournament Not Held Classic NRLQLQ1R1R3R1R1RLQLQ Not Held Strachan Open Tournament Not HeldLQ Not Held Former non-ranking tournaments UK ChampionshipLQLQ1RRanking Event British OpenThe event run under different names such as International Masters (1981/1982-1983/1984)LQALQRanking Event Shoot-Out Tournament Not Held2R Not Held SFQFNHQFSF1RQFQFNot HeldLQLQA
Performance table legendLQ 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-finalsSF lost in the semi–finalsF lost in the finalW won the tournamentDNQ did not qualify for the tournamentA did not participate in the tournamentWD withdrew from the tournament NH / Not Held means an event was not held.NR / Non-Ranking Event means an event is/was no longer a ranking event.R / Ranking Event means an event is/was a ranking event.MR / Minor-Ranking Event means an event is/was a minor-ranking event.
Career finals Team finals: 1 OutcomeNo.YearChampionshipTeam/partnerOpponent(s) in the finalScoreRunner-up 1. 1990 World Cup 5–9
Amateur finals: 2 (2 titles) OutcomeNo.YearChampionshipOpponent in the finalScoreWinner 1. 1981 Northern Ireland Amateur Championship Billy Mills4–3Winner 2. 1981 All-Ireland Amateur Championship Anthony Kearney5–2
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