 In the Northern Ireland Trophy ( a ranking event in this season ) , he lost 4 – 5 to Lee in the quarter @-@ finals , and in the UK Championship , he lost 3 – 9 to Alan McManus in the second round . A 3 – 6 defeat by Stephen Hendry in the quarter @-@ finals of the Masters was followed by his second ranking title , when he defeated Ryan Day 9 – 4 in the final of the Malta Cup . After the victory , he said it was a relief to get rid of the one @-@ hit wonder label . In his next match , a victory over Jamie Cope in the Welsh Open , he scored centuries in four consecutive frames , becoming only the second player to do this ( after Higgins in the 2005 Grand Prix final ) and the only person to do so in a best @-@ of @-@ nine match . He went on to lose 3 – 5 to Maguire in the quarter @-@ finals . In the World Championship , Murphy defeated Stevens 13 – 12 in the quarter @-@ finals — recovering from 5 – 11 down and knocking the latter out of the top 16 — before losing 16 – 17 against Mark Selby in the semi @-@ finals . 
