 At the World Championship , Murphy defeated Jamie Cope 10 – 9 and Marco Fu 13 – 8 to reach the quarter @-@ finals , where he faced defending champion Ronnie O 'Sullivan . Although Murphy won the first two frames and left O 'Sullivan requiring three snookers in the third frame , O 'Sullivan ultimately made the score 2 – 1 then won 12 of the next 13 to defeat Murphy 13 – 3 with a session to spare . 
