Murphy progresses in Preston Grand Prix

World champion Shaun Murphy is through to the second of the Preston Grand Prix after a convincing 5-2 victory over Leicester’s Mark Selby.

Murphy progresses in Preston Grand Prix
Sat, 08 Oct, 2005 - 16:59

World champion Shaun Murphy is through to the second of the Preston Grand Prix after a convincing 5-2 victory over Leicester’s Mark Selby.

The Rotherham right-hander, who beat Welshman Matthew Stevens 18-16 in the Embassy World Championship final at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield at the end of last season, showed he has not lost of any of his potting class with breaks of 91 and 139.

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