<prompt> Qedela umusho olandelayo: NgoDisemba 2018, uMurphy wanqotshwa yinombolo yomhlaba engu-124 u-Chen Feilong emzuliswaneni wokuqala we-UK Championship. Naphezu kokuthatha ukuhola okusheshayo ngo-3-1, uMurphy walahlekelwa amafreyimu amahlanu alandelayo futhi walahlekelwa ngumdlalo ngo-3-6. Wabuyela emuva kamuva kuleyo nyanga futhi wafinyelela ekugcineni kwe  <response>: I-Scottish Open ngemva kokunqoba abadlali abanjengoMichael Holt, uKyren Wilson, noJudd Trump ukuze babhekane noMark Allen ekugcineni. Ngemuva kokulandela ngo-36, uMurphy wanqoba amafreyimu amane kwayisihlanu alandelayo ukuze alinganise umdlalo ngo-77, kodwa u-Allen wagcina ethathe isicoco ngokuwina ngo-97. NgoJanuwari 2019, uMurphy wahlulwa nguBarry Hawkins ngo 26 emzuliswaneni wokuqala weMasters. Emqhudelwaneni we-World Snooker Championship, uMurphy wanqoba umdlalisi wokuqala uLuo Honghao emzuliswaneni wokuqala, wanqoba ngo-100, okuwukwehluleka okukhulu emlandweni we-Crucible. Kodwa wakhululwa emqhudelwaneni nguNeil Robertson emzuliswaneni olandelayo, walahlekelwa 6-13. 