 Nyorai mberi kweiyi ndima - Murphy akarasikirwa mumutambo wekutanga weMasters 36 naJamie Cope, mumutambo wechipiri weGerman Masters 25 naJoe Swail, uye mumutambo wekutanga weWelsh Open04 kurwisa Matthew 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 wekupedzisira waMurphy wemwaka uyu waive World Championship, kwaakarasikirwa mumutambo wechipiri 1013 naOSullivan. 