Murphy plays in ‘complete agony’ but gets better of Trump

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.

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

But the 40-year-old defied the "complete agony" of their four-hour showdown in style as he reeled off three centuries and won the last three frames for a 6-5 win and a place in the quarter-finals of the tournament.