Shaun Murphy credits unlikely TV show for run to World Snooker Championship semis

Shaun Murphy is keeping away from snooker in a bid for a second world title (Picture: Getty Images)

Shaun Murphy says watching Below Deck rather than snooker has helped him on his way to a World Snooker Championship semi-final.

The Magician is into the last four at the Crucible after a superb 13-10 win over defending champion Zhao Xintong.

Having downed Fan Zhengyi in round one, hammered Xiao Guodong in the last 16 and now ousted Zhao in the quarters, Murphy has set up a semi-final meeting with either Neil Robertson or John Higgins.

The 43-year-old has largely been in consistently good form since he won the 2025 Read Entire Article