 Murphy began the 2011 / 2012 season ranked number seven . He could not defend his Wuxi Classic title , as he lost 3 – 6 against Ali Carter . Murphy reached the semi @-@ finals of the Australian Goldfields Open , but lost 2 – 6 against eventual champion Stuart Bingham . At the Shanghai Masters Murphy reached the quarter @-@ finals , but lost 4 – 5 against Mark Selby . Murphy 's next tournament was the Brazil Masters , where he defeated Graeme Dott 5 – 0 in the final . Murphy also participated at the Premier League and ended the league stage with two wins and four losses . As a result , he did not advance to the play @-@ off . Murphy then reached the quarter @-@ finals of the UK Championship , but lost 3 – 6 against Ricky Walden . He also participated at the Players Tour Championship , where his best results came at the Warsaw Classic and the Kay Suzanne Memorial Trophy , where he reached the quarter @-@ finals , but lost 3 – 4 against Neil Robertson and 2 – 4 against Matthew Stevens respectively . He finished number 37 on the Order of Merit , and could not qualify to the Finals to defend his title . 
