SHAUN MURPHY heaped praise on Judd Trump despite suffering a 6-0 loss to the World No1 in the Players Championship quarter-finals.
The Magician amassed just 40 points throughout the entire match as Trump cruised to victory in Telford.
But rather than leaving the venue frustrated, he graciously accepted defeat and praised his “flawless” opponent.
After the match, Murphy said: “I don’t think I did a great deal wrong in that match at all. I don’t remember making six frame-losing mistakes. It was just a real pleasure to watch Judd in full flow.”
On his opponent, he continued: “He’s incredible to watch, every shot I left him he potted. There’s a certain inevitability about his break building, he is one scorers.
“I’ve done it to players on my day and it’s not something only he can do, but he was close to flawless tonight.
“I’m not sure how you beat somebody when they play like that.”
Meanwhile, Trump managed four half-century breaks and a century to stun the Masters champion, winning by 485 points.
Reflecting on his win, the Ace said: “I’ve been consistent all season and I’ve been able to put myself in a good position in most tournaments I’ve played in.
“I feel like it’s been a very successful season and It’s nice to know that form is still there coming into the final home straight.
“I know my game is good enough to win any tournament, but it’s nice to be able to back it up for a whole season because it’s so difficult.”
Trump is now set to face Xiao Guodong or John Higgins in the semi-finals.
[bc_video account_id=”5067014667001″ application_id=”” aspect_ratio=”16:9″ autoplay=”” caption=”Snooker star Judd Trumps shares amazing Valentine’s Day trick shot vid with baffling choice of song” embed=”in-page” experience_id=”” height=”100%” language_detection=”” max_height=”360px” max_width=”640px” min_width=”0px” mute=”” padding_top=”56%” picture_in_picture=”” player_id=”default” playlist_id=”” playsinline=”” sizing=”responsive” video_id=”6368873923112″ video_ids=”” width=”640px”]Neil Robertson will take on Kyren Wilson in the other match on Friday.
The final of the Players Championship is set for Sunday.