![]() |
UK
Championship 2008 -
Spielplan, Ergebnisse, Infos UK Champion 2008: Shaun Murphy |
hier
gehts zum Spielplan
(Drawsheet)
>
Breakstatistik >
Punkte >
Presse >
Spielzeiten und Ergebnisse:
alle Spiele incl. Halbfinal sind Best of 17 (8/9),
das Finale ist Best of 19, * markiert die
letzte Session des Matches
| Sonntag, 21.12.2008 | 3:00 pm GMT - 16:00 MEZ | Referee: Jan Verhaas | |||||||||
| Marco Fu | vs. | Shaun Murphy | |||||||||
| 3 | 5 |
34-74, 56-48, 0-99(99), 103(102)-17, 4-70(38), 0-73(73), 143(69,74)-0, 31-62(49) |
|||||||||
| 08:00 pm GMT - 21:00 MEZ | |||||||||||
| Marco Fu | vs. | Shaun Murphy | |||||||||
| 9 | * | 10 |
1-77(77), 66-51, 74(59)-52(47), 58-45, 0-109(54,40), 6-87(87), 73(45)-39, 73-40, 93(43,46)-23 |
||||||||
| Samstag, 20.12.2008 | 1:30 pm GMT - 14:30 MEZ | ||||||||||
| Shaun Murphy | vs. | Stephen Maguire | |||||||||
| 6 | 2 | ||||||||||
| 07:00 pm GMT - 20:00 MEZ | |||||||||||
| Shaun Murphy | vs. | Stephen Maguire | |||||||||
| 9 | * | 4 | |||||||||
| Freitag, 19.12.2008 | 1:30 pm GMT - 14:30 MEZ | ||||||||||
| Marco Fu | vs. | Ali Carter | |||||||||
| 3 | 5 | ||||||||||
| 07:00 pm GMT - 20:00 MEZ | |||||||||||
| Marco Fu | vs. | Ali Carter | |||||||||
| 9 | * | 7 | |||||||||
| Donnerstag, 18.12.2008 | 1:30 pm GMT - 14:30 MEZ | ||||||||||
| Shaun Murphy | vs. | Stephen Lee | John Higgins | vs. | Stephen Maguire | ||||||
| 7 | 1 | 4 | 4 | ||||||||
| 07:00 pm GMT - 20:00 MEZ | |||||||||||
| Shaun Murphy | vs. | Stephen Lee | John Higgins | vs. | Stephen Maguire | ||||||
| 9 | * | 3 | 7 | * | 9 | ||||||
| Mittwoch, 17.12.2008 | 2:00 pm GMT - 15:00 MEZ | ||||||||||
| Joe Perry | vs. | Marco Fu | Ali Carter | vs. | Mark Williams | ||||||
| 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | ||||||||
| 07:00 pm GMT - 20:00 MEZ | |||||||||||
| Joe Perry | vs. | Marco Fu | Ali Carter | vs. | Mark Williams | ||||||
| 7 | * | 9 | 9 | * | 8 | ||||||
| Dienstag, 16.12.2008 | 1:30 pm GMT - 14:00 MEZ | ||||||||||
| Ali Carter | vs. | Peter Ebdon | Shaun Murphy | vs. | Mark Allen | John Higgins | vs. | Ding Junhui | Neil Robertson | vs. | Stephen Maguire |
| 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 3 | ||||
| not before 03:00 pm GMT - 16:00 MEZ | |||||||||||
| Ronnie O´Sullivan | vs. | Joe Perry | Marco Fu | vs. | Matthew Stevens | Graeme Dott | vs. | Mark Williams | Mark King | vs. | Stephen Lee |
| 5 | * | 9 | 9 | * | 5 | 7 | * | 9 | 5 | * | 9 |
| 07:00 pm GMT - 20:00 MEZ | |||||||||||
| Ali Carter | vs. | Peter Ebdon | Shaun Murphy | vs. | Mark Allen | John Higgins | vs. | Ding Junhui | Neil Robertson | vs. | Stephen Maguire |
| 9 | * | 5 | 9 | * | 7 | 9 | * | 4 | 8 | * | 9 |
| Montag, 15.12.2008 | 1:30 pm GMT - 14:30 MEZ | ||||||||||
| Peter Ebdon | vs. | Andrew Higginson | John Higgins | vs. | Joe Swail | Neil Robertson | vs. | Michael Holt | Stephen Maguire | vs. | Jamie Burnett |
| 9 | * | 8 | 9 | * | 6 | 9 | * | 7 | 9 | * | 3 |
| not before 03:00 pm GMT - 16:00 MEZ | |||||||||||
| Ali Carter | vs. | Ian McCulloch *) | Shaun Murphy | vs. | Martin Gould | Mark Allen | vs. | Stuart Bingham | Ding Junhui | vs. | Steve Davis |
| 9 | * | 2 | 9 | * | 7 | 9 | * | 2 | 9 | * | 6 |
| 07:00 pm GMT - 20:00 MEZ | |||||||||||
| Ronnie O´Sullivan | vs. | Joe Perry | Marco Fu | vs. | Matthew Stevens | Graeme Dott | vs. | Mark Williams | Mark King | vs. | Stephen Lee |
| 5 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | ||||
| Sonntag, 14.12.2008 | 1:00 pm GMT - 14:00 MEZ | ||||||||||
| Marco Fu | vs. | Barry Hawkins | Mark Selby | vs. | Mark Williams | Mark King | vs. | Judd Trump | Stephen Hendry | vs. | Stephen Lee |
| 9 | * | 6 | 7 | * | 9 | 9 | * | 8 | 7 | * | 9 |
| not before 03:00 pm GMT - 16:00 MEZ | |||||||||||
| Peter Ebdon | vs. | Andrew Higginson | John Higgins | vs. | Joe Swail | Neil Robertson | vs. | Michael Holt | Stephen Maguire | vs. | Jamie Burnett |
| 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 2 | ||||
| 07:00 pm GMT - 20:00 MEZ | |||||||||||
| Ali Carter | vs. | Ian McCulloch | Shaun Murphy | vs. | Martin Gould | Mark Allen | vs. | Stuart Bingham | Ding Jumhui | vs. | Steve Davis |
| 6 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 4 | ||||
| Samstag, 13.12.2008 | 1:00 pm GMT - 14:00 MEZ | ||||||||||
| Ronnie O´Sullivan | vs. | Rory McLeod | Joe Perry | vs. | Mark Davis*) | Ryan Day | vs. | Matthew Stevens | Graeme Dott | vs. | Ken Doherty |
| 6 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 3 | ||||
| not before 03:00 pm GMT - 16:00 MEZ | |||||||||||
| Marco Fu | vs. | Barry Hawkins | Mark Selby | vs. | Mark Williams | Mark King | vs. | Judd Trump | Stephen Hendry | vs. | Stephen Lee |
| 3 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 3 | ||||
| 07:00 pm GMT - 20:00 MEZ | |||||||||||
| Ronnie O´Sullivan | vs. | Rory McLeod | Joe Perry | vs. | Mark Davis*) | Ryan Day | vs. | Matthew Stevens | Graeme Dott | vs. | Ken Doherty |
| 9 | * | 6 | 9 | * | 0 | 5 | * | 9 | 9 | * | 4 |
|
*) Mark Davis und Ian McCulloch mussten ihre Matches wegen einer Virusinfektion aufgeben |
|||||||||||
Breakstatistik:
Stand nach 8 Spieltag
Highest Break: 147 - Ding Junhui
Century-Breaks insgesamt: 47
|
147 - Ding Junhui 143 - Ronnie O´Sullivan 139 - Mark Selby 138 - Marco Fu 136 - Stephen Lee 136 - Mark Williams 136 - Marco Fu 136 - Shaun Murphy 132 - Ali Carter 131 - Rory McLeod 130 - Ding Junhui 127 - Peter Ebdon |
127 - Ken Doherty 127 - Ronnie O´Sullivan 122 - Stephen Maguire 120 - Graeme Dott 120 - Stephen Lee 119 - Mark Allen 118 - Neil Robertson 118 - Marco Fu 117 - Ronnie O´Sullivan 116 - Marco Fu 115 - Shaun Murphy 115 - Stephen Maguire |
114 - Ronnie O´Sullivan 113 - Jamie Burnett 112 - Stephen Maguire 110 - Ronnie O´Sullivan 109 - Stephen Lee 109 - John Higgins 108 - Rory McLeod 106 - Marco Fu 105 - Mark Selby 105 - Joe Perry 104 - Marco Fu 104 - Stephen Maguire |
103 - Mark Selby 103 - Peter Ebdon 102 - Rory McLeod 102 - Joe Swail 101 - Marco Fu 100 - Matthew Stevens 100 - Mark Selby 100 - John Higgins 100 - Mark Allen 100 - Ding Junhui 100 - Mark Allen |
| Preisgeld | Punkte | |
| Sieger | 100.000 £ / 112.452,00 € | 7500 |
| Finalist | 46.000 £ / 51.727,92 € | 6000 |
| Halbfinalisten | 23.250 £ / 26.145,09 € | 4800 |
| Viertelfinalisten | 16.450 £ / 18.498,35 € | 3750 |
| Achtelfinalisten | 12.050 £ / 13.550,47 € | 2850 |
| letzte 32 | 8.750 £ / 9.839,55 € | 2100 (1050) |
| letzte 48 | 5.500 £ / 6.184,86 € | 1725 (863) |
| letzte 64 | 2.300 £ / 2.586,40 € | 1350 (675) |
| höchstes Break Hauprunde | 5.000,00 £ / 5.622,60 € | |
| höchstes Break Qualifikation | 500,00 £ / 562,26 € | |
| Maximum Hauptrunde | 25.000,00 £ / 28.113,00 € | |
| Maximum Qualifikation | 1.000,00 £ / 1.124,52 € | |
| Preisgeld insgesamt | 625.000 £ / 702.825,00 € |
Gesetzte Spieler, die ihr
erstes Match verlieren, erhalten die in Klammern angegebenen Punkte.
Alle Angaben ohne Gewähr.
Leicester Mercury:
Selby upbeat for UK event despite rocket from Ronnie (09.12.2008)
Sky Sports:
Davis set for Ding (09.12.2008)
Sky Sports:
Williams test for Selby (09.12.2008)
BBC Sport:
Stevens takes on Day in UK opener (09.12.2008)
Worldsnooker:
Rocket Set For UK Defence (10.12.2008)
Sporting Life:
Rocket eying repeat (10.12.2008)
Sky Sports:
Rocket ready for defence (10.12.2008)
Sporting Life:
Ronnie rearing to go (10.12.2008)
Guardian:
O'Sullivan ready for defence of UK crown (10.12.2008)
Eurosport.co.uk:
Big names make it to Telford (10.12.2008)
Snooker Scene Blog:
Can Shaun hit the Target in Telford? (10.12.2008)
Eurosport.co.uk:
Selby's blog: Looking forward to Telford (10.12.2008)
Shropshire Star:
Stars bid to take Ronnie’s crown (10.12.2008)
BBC Sport:
O'Sullivan primed for UK defence (11.12.2008)
Echo News:
Bingham is anxious to pass screen test (11.12.2008)
Shropshire Star:
Ronnie’s happy Telford memories (11.12.2008)
Eurosport:
Kalbs Snooker Break - Snooker-Feiertage in Telford (11.12.2008)
Guardian:
Serene O'Sullivan would be best bet but steady Selby looks the value
(12.12.2008)
Sports Blog:
UK Snooker Championship is Ronnie’s to lose (12.12.2008)
Snooker Scene Blog:
All set for Telford (12.12.2008)
Dartford Times:
Hawk eyes chance to break elite (12.12.2008)
Sporting Life:
Selby has point to prove (12.12.2008)
Hastings Observer:
In-form Davis set for Perry test (12.12.2008)
Sky Sports:
Selby ready for Rocket test (12.12.2008)
Shropshire Star:
Gunnell tips the Rocket to win (13.12.2008)
Snooker Scene Blog:
Rory´s big day (13.12.2008)
Daily Record:
Room for improvement for former world champion Graeme Dott (13.12.2008)
Pro Snooker Blog:
Perry first man into the last 16 as Davis can’t continue (13.12.2008)
Worldsnooker:
Davis Withdraws (13.12.2008)
BBC Sport:
Davis illness sees Perry through (13.12.2008)
Sporting Life:
Rocket of to a flyer (13.12.2008)
Worldsnooker:
Rocket Powers Ahead (13.12.2008)
Snooker Scene Blog:
New Face (13.12.2008)
Pro Snooker Blog:
Hendry scraps out narrow lead (13.12.2008)
Worldsnooker:
Hendry Ahead In Lee Battle (13.12.2008)
Guardian:
O'Sullivan stays in command (14.12.2008)
Pro Snooker Blog:
O’Sullivan made to sweat for last 16 berth (14.12.2008)
Sporting Life:
Rockt in round two (14.12.2008)
Eurosport:
Ronnie mit zwei Gesichtern (14.12.2008)
BBC Sport:
Hendry & Selby sent crashing out (14.12.2008)
Pro Snooker Blog:
Lee and Williams through in thrillers (14.12.2008)
Worldsnooker:
Hendry Hampered By ’Chaos’ (14.12.2008)
Sporting Life:
Hendry humbled by Lee (14.12.2008)
Breaking News:
Hendry
humbled (14.12.2008)
Wales and West:
Lee finds his old form as trump is dumped in the final frame (14.12.2008)
Sky Sports:
Selby stunned in Telford (14.12.2008)
Pro Snooker Blog:
Swail opens up early lead (14.12.2008)
Eurosport:
Hendry und Selby scheitern (15.12.2008)
Daily Record:
Nightmare for Stephen Hendry after crashing out of UK Championship in first
round (15.12.2008)
Snooker Scene Blog:
Trump on ´King swearing (15.12.2008)
Snooker Scene Blog:
The Chaos Theory (15.12.2008)
Worldsnooker:
Maguire In Control (15.12.2008)
Sporting Life:
"Chaos" causes Hendry exit (15.12.2008)
The Times:
Stephen Hendry suffers in UK Championship (15.12.2008)
Eurosport.co.uk:
Selby, Hendry in shock defeats (15.12.2008)
Pro Snooker Blog:
Ding and Davis level as Murphy edges ahead (15.12.2008)
The Herald:
Hendry crashes out at first hurdle (15.12.2008)
The Guardian:
O'Sullivan keeps title defence on track despite McLeod revival (15.12.2008)
BBC Sport:
Trump disappointed by King defeat (15.12.2008)
Sporting Life:
Pressure tells on Burnett (15.12.2008)
Pro Snooker Blog:
Gritty Ebdon fights back for crucial victory (15.12.2008)
Shropshire Star:
Ronnie ready for testing tie (15.12.2008)
Worldsnooker:
Higgins Fights To Oust Swail (15.12.2008)
BBC Sport:
Higgins and Maguire reach last 16 (15.12.2008)
Sky Sports:
Burnett's betting pressure (15.12.2008)
Sky Sports:
Outlaw outfoxed by Higgins (15.12.2008)
Pro Snooker Blog:
Ding holds off plucky Davis (15.12.2008)
Telegraph:
World Snooker investigate Jamie Burnett betting suspension (15.12.2008)
Eurosport.co.uk:
Murphy breaks duck in Telford (15.12.2008)
Eurosport:
Favoritensiege in Telford (15.12.2008)
Pro Snooker Blog:
Five frame burst sees O’Sullivan in pole position (15.12.2008)
The Herald:
Higgins puts up fight to maintain UK title defence(16.12.2008)
The Star:
Shaun: 'Form will improve' (16.12.2008)
Snooker Scene Blog:
Vintage tournament...but problems remains (16.12.2008)
Snookerblog:
Dreizehn plus drei (16.12.2008)
Pro Snooker Blog:
Burnett and Maguire press conference available to view online (updated with
transcript) (16.12.2008)
BBC Sport:
Ding hits maximum against Higgins (16.12.2008)
Sporting Life:
Maxiumum joy for Ding (16.12.2008)
Sky Sport:
Ding hits maximum (16.12.2008)
Pro Snooker Blog:
Ding delight as he makes second career 147 (16.12.2008)
Snooker Scene Blog:
Maximum for Ding (16.12.2008)
Pro Snooker Blog:
Ding max lights up otherwise dark session for Chinese star (16.12.2008)
Eurosport.co.uk:
147 man Ding in difficulty (16.12.2008)
Sporting Life:
Maximum may be small comfort for Higgins (16.12.2008)
Snooker Scene Blog:
The 147 files (16.12.2008)
Walesand West:
Stevens out but Lee marches on (16.12.2008)
Sporting Life:
Rocket out (16.12.2008)
Pro Snooker Blog:
Flawless Perry sends O’Sullivan crashing out (16.12.2008)
BBC Sport:
Dismal O'Sullivan falls to defeat (16.12.2008)
Guardian:
O'Sullivan may face sanction after defeat to Perry (16.12.2008)
Yahoo news:
Ding's maximum joy fades as O'Sullivan exits (16.12.2008)
Eurosport.co.uk:
O'Sullivan out as Ding makes maximum (16.12.2008)
Eurosport:
Frustrierter Ronnie verabschiedet sich (17.12.2008)
Fenland Citizen:
Perry topples world champ (17.12.2008)
Snooker Scene Blog:
Sparkling Perry (17.12.2008)
Snooker Scene Blog:
Deafening silence (17.12.2008)
Snooker Scene Blog:
Who rules UK? (17.12.2008)
Snookerblog:
Sechzehn minus acht (17.12.2008)
Sporting Life:
O´Sullivan keeps his head (17.12.2008)
The Times:
Ronnie O'Sullivan loses his temper and his title (17.12.2008)
Worldsnooker:
O’Sullivan Falls To Brilliant Perry (17.12.2008)
Sporting Life:
O´Sullivan faces action over concession (17.12.2008)
Eurosport.co.uk:
Selby's blog: Thoughts on Telford (17.12.2008)
The London Paper:
It's time snooker gave Ronny O`Sullivan a real rocket (17.12.2008)
Worldsnooker:
Williams On Target For Telford Semis (17.12.2008)
Pro Snooker Blog:
Carter hangs in there as vintage Williams finds top form (17.12.2008)
Sporting Life:
Carter, Fu into last four (17.12.2008)
The Post:
Carter forcing Williams to scrap (17.12.2008)
Guardian:
O'Sullivan expects £250 slap on wrist for conceding in failed UK title defence
(17.12.2008)
Eurosport.co.uk:
Carter and Fu through to semis (17.12.2008)
Pro Snooker Blog:
Cruel kick denies Williams as Captain Carter cruises into semi-finals
(17.12.2008)
Worldsnooker:
Cool Carter Edges Williams (17.12.2008)
Eurosport.co.uk:
Williams Left Red-Faced (17.12.2008)
Eurosport:
Fu und Carter im Halbfinale (18.12.2008)
Pro Snooker Blog:
Classy Murphy puts Lee to the sword as Scots come out level (18.12.2008)
Eurosport.co.uk:
Murphy Takes Control (18.12.2008)
Worldsnooker:
Murphy Storms Ahead (18.12.2008)
Eurosport.co.uk:
Maguire to meet Murphy in semis (18.12.2008)
Sporting Life:
Murphy and Maguuire progress (18.12.2008)
Sky Sports:
Murphy motors on (18.12.2008)
Guardian:
Vibrant Murphy finds his form (18.12.2008)
BBC Sport:
Maguire faces Murphy in last four (18.12.2008)
Worldsnooker:
Kick In The Teeth For Lee (18.12.2008)
Sporting Life:
Murphy reaches final (18.12.2008)
Pro Snooker Blog:
Murphy completes convincing victory (18.12.2008)
Yahoo News:
Murphy and Maguire into UK Championship semi-finals (18.12.2008)
Eurosport.co.uk:
Maguire to meet Murphy in semis (18.12.2008)
The Times:
Shaun Murphy's luck changes as he puts himself back in frame (18.12.2008)
Worldsnooker:
Maguire Sets Up Murphy Meeting (18.12.2008)
Wales online:
Mark Williams is beaten in dramatic UK Championship match (18.12.2008)
Snookerblog:
Zwei
mal Zwei (18.12.2008)
Eurosport:
Fu und Carter im Halbfinale (18.12.2008)
Eurosport:
Murphy stürmt ins Halbfinale (18.12.2008)
BBC Sport:
Fu defeats Carter to make final (19.12.2008)
Worldsnooker:
Carter Ahead - But Not In The Pink (19.12.2008)
Sporting Life:
Carter leads Fu (19.12.008)
Eurosport.co.uk:
Carter leads (19.12.2008)
Telegraph:
Inconsistency costly for Marco Fu (19.12.2008)
Worldsnooker:
Fu Strides Into UK Final (19.12.2008)
Sporting Life:
Fu edges out Carter (19.12.2008)
Pro Snooker Blog:
Flying Fu downs Captain Carter (19.12.2008)
Eurosport:
Hong Kong's Fu reaches UK Championship final (19.12.2008)
Mail online:
Fu storms back against Carter to book place in UK showpiece (19.12.2008)
Worldsnooker:
Murphy In Line For UK Final (19.12.2008)
Sporting Life:
Maguire close to maximum (19.12.2008)
Worldsnooker:
Murphy Too Strong For Maguire (19.12.2008)
Sporting Life:
Murphy to meet Fu (19.12.2008)
Scotsman:
Maguire emerges from all-Scottish affair to secure semi-final spot
(19.12.2008)
Daily Record:
Match fix row star Stephen Maguire into semi-finals after Higgins win
(19.12.2008)
The Star:
Break-buster Murphy clinches semi-final spot (19.12.2008)
The Guardian:
Fu reaches UK final with comeback victory over Carter
(20.12.2008)
Sky Sports:
Fu comeback stuns Carter (20.12.2008)
Snooker Scene Blog:
Fu gets Carter (20.12.2008)
Eurosport:
Marco Fu erster Finalist (20.12.2008)
Eurosport.uk.co:
Fu fights back to reach UK final (20.12.2008)
The Star:
Semi-final revenge mission for Murphy (20.12.2008)
Shropshire Star:
Fu hoping pressure is off now (20.12.2008)
Pro Snooker Blog:
Murphy closing in on final berth (20.12.2008)
Eurosport:
Murphy sets up Fu final (20.12.2008)
Sky Sports:
Murphy seals final spot (20.12.2008)
Eurosport:
Murphy Closes In On Final (20.12.2008)
Sporting Life:
Murphy to meet Fu (20.12.2008)
BBC Sport:
Murphy beats Maguire in UK semi (20.12.2008)
Eurosport:
Murphy komplettiert Finale (20.12.2008)
BBC Sport:
Murphy beats Maguire in UK semi (20.12.2008)
Worldsnooker:
Murphy Too Strong For Maguire (20.12.2008)
Yahoo News:
Englishman Murphy sets up UK snooker final against Hong Kong's Fu
(20.12.2008)
The Guardian:
Murphy and Fu will fight out the final (20.12.2008)
Worldsnooker:
Verhaas To Take Charge In Telford (21.12.2008)
Eurosport:
Kalbs Snooker Break - Höhepunkte und Sorgen (21.12.2008)
Worldsnooker:
Murphy On Top In Telford (21.12.2008)
BBC Sport:
Murphy holds narrow lead over Fu (21.12.2008)
Sporting Life:
Murphy gains upper hand (21.12.2008)
Betfair:
Laid back Fu meets resurgent Murphy in Final showdown (21.12.2008)
Eurosport.co.uk:
It is going to be close (21.12.2008)
Eurosport.co.uk:
Murphy leads Fu in final (21.12.2008)
Sky Sports:
Murphy edges ahead (21.12.2008)
Sporting Life:
Murphy burns midnight oil to win (21.12.2008)
Worldsnooker:
Murphy Survives Telford Pressure (22.12.2008)
Worldsnooker:
Murphy Takes Glory In UK Thriller (22.12.2008)
Worldsnooker:
Murphy
Jumps To Third (22.12.2008)
The Times:
Shaun Murphy finally edges fighting Marco Fu (22.12.2008)
BBC Sport:
Murphy defeats Fu to clinch title (22.12.2008)
Snooker Scene Blog:
Murphy leaves it late (22.12.2008)
Sporting Life:
Renaissance Murphy revels in win (22.12.2008)
Sporting Life:
Murphy thrilled by Telford success (22.12.2008)
Guardian:
Murphy rides luck to snatch UK title with fluke pink in last frame
(22.12.2008)
Sky Sports:
Magic Murphy clinches title (22.12.2008)
Sky Sports:
Murphy revels in turnaround (22.12.2008)
Daily Mail:
Tension outweighs the quality as Murphy hangs on to fluke out Fu
(22.12.2008)
Eurosport.co.uk:
Murphy: My legacy is secure (22.12.2008)