Shaun Murphy defies injury to knock Judd Trump out of UK Snooker Championship

BATTLER: Shaun Murphy defied the “agony” of a neck injury to beat Judd Trump in York (Tim Goode/PA)

Shaun Murphy shrugged off a chronic neck and shoulder injury to surge back from the brink of defeat and knock Judd Trump out of the UK Snooker Championship in York.

Murphy revealed he had been on the verge of withdrawing from their second round clash following a flare-up of a condition he has endured for much of his career.