Shaun Murphy has resigned from his position as WPBSA Players Chairman after winning his second Masters title. Murphy was elected in December 2023 and ascended to chairman by May but opted to step down on Tuesday.
The 42-year-old triumphed over Kyren Wilson with a 10-7 scoreline in the Masters final last month and plans to fully concentrate on his snooker career.Following an underwhelming run of form, Murphy chose to join the WPBSA Players board in 2023.
Yet, Murphy has admitted that his Masters victory has caused him to re-evaluate his priorities and move away from his role with the WPBSA."There's no way of me sugarcoating it," Murphy shared on his OneFourSeven podcast. "The win at the Masters a couple of weeks ago has really shone a torch for me, into my own game and self-belief, that I can actually still do it at the very cutting edge, top end of the sport."I had started to think that that had gone.
So, I started to look at other areas in the game where I could make a difference. That win has given me a tap on the shoulder to say, 'you know what?
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