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title: "Shaun Murphy – ‘I’ve been playing well for two or three seasons’"
url: https://billiardsdaily.org/shaun-murphy-i-ve-been-playing-well-for-two-or-three-seasons
published: 2026-09-30T05:30:38Z
updated: 2026-10-12T07:27:53Z
summary: "Shaun Murphy reached the last 16 of the 2026 Shenzhen Open with a comprehensive 5-1 defeat of Hossein Vafaei on Wednesday. The Magician lost the opening frame to a break of 70 from his opponent but then reeled off breaks of 132, 76, 64, 78, and 112 to power his [Read More...] The post Shaun Murphy –…"
author: "David Caulfield"
categories: ["Players"]
tags: ["Ranking", "Shaun Murphy", "Shenzhen Open", "SnookerHQ News", "Wire", "World Snooker Tour"]
lang: en
---

# Shaun Murphy – ‘I’ve been playing well for two or three seasons’

![Shaun Murphy](media:796c92e8c6b3b620)

Shaun Murphy reached the last 16 of the 2026 Shenzhen Open with a comprehensive 5-1 defeat of Hossein Vafaei on Wednesday. The Magician lost the opening frame to a break of 70 from his opponent but then reeled off breaks of 132, 76, 64, 78, and 112 to power his[\[Read More...\]](https://snookerhq.com/2026/09/30/shaun-murphy-shenzhen-open-playing-well/)

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