Terry Murphy (snooker player)
Terry Murphy is a Northern Irish former professional snooker player.Career
Murphy started playing the game on a reduced-size table his parents bought him in order to keep him off the streets of his native Derry while growing up, before he moved to The Midlands when he was a teenager. Murphy turned professional in 1991, and represented Northern Ireland at the World Cup in 1996, and also had his highest-ranking finish of a quarter-final in the 1997 Welsh Open. He reached a career high ranking of 29th in 1998/1999. He appeared in the 1998 World Championship where he lost 3-10 to Peter Ebdon. The following year he again reached the World Championship but was defeated 8-10 to John Parrott. He lost his professional status in 2005.
