 Murphy began the year by reaching the semi @-@ finals at the Masters , but lost 2 – 6 against Neil Robertson . He then reached the quarter @-@ final of the German Masters , but lost 4 – 5 against Robertson . In the first round of the 2013 World Snooker Championship , Murphy defeated Martin Gould 10 – 5 to advance to the second round , where he faced Graeme Dott , winning 13 – 11 . In the quarter @-@ final , he faced Judd Trump in a tense match that went to a deciding frame , after Trump won five consecutive frames from 7 – 12 down to level at 12 – 12 . Trump ultimately prevailed in a nervy last frame to go through to the semi @-@ final . 
