 Ramba uchinyora ndima iyi - Murphy akarasikirwa mumutambo wokutanga weMasters 36 naJamie Cope, mumutambo wechipiri weGerman Masters 25 naJoe Swail, uye mumutambo wokutanga weWelsh Open 04 naMatthew Stevens. Akakunda mukombe wake wechina munaKurume 2011, nekukunda 4-0 pamusoro paMartin Gould mumakwikwi ekupedzisira evatambi veTour Championship. Vhiki rakatevera, akasvikawo kumagumo eChampionship League, asi akarasikirwa 13 naStevens. Akaenderera mberi kusvika kuma semi fainari eChina Open, uko akarasikirwa 16 naTrump. Mutambo waMurphy wokupedzisira wemwaka uyu waiva World Championship, kwaakarasikirwa mumutambo wechipiri 1013 naOSullivan. 