 Nyorai kuenderera mberi kweiyi ndima - Murphy akachengetedza nzvimbo yake yechitatu mumwaka wa2008-09. Akakunda Paul Hunter Classic, achikunda Mark Selby 40 mufainari, asi akarasikirwa mumutambo wekutanga wemakwikwi mana ekutanga, kusanganisira 45 kukundwa nenhamba yenyika 47 Mike Dunn muBahrain Championship. Murphy nomudzimai wake vakaparadzana muna October, pashure pemakore matatu varoorana. 