Murphy railed at amateurs in tournaments after loss‘I think a lot of players agree with him,’ says Selby The four-times world champion Mark Selby sailed through the first round of the
UK Championship with a 6-2 victory against Ross Muir before admitting he agrees with Shaun Murphy’s criticism of amateurs playing in professional events.
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Murphy, a former world champion himself who has banked more than £4m in career prize money, was bundled out of the tournament in York at the first hurdle by 19-year-old Si Jiahui, who is playing as an amateur after dropping off the tour at the end of last year.