Ronnie O'Sullivan Suffers Heavy 4-0 Defeat Against Shaun Murphy at Champion of Champions
Posted : 11 November 2026
Seven-time world champion Ronnie O'Sullivan suffered a disappointing 4-0 loss to Shaun Murphy at the Champion of Champions tournament in Leicester.
Murphy dominated the contest, taking the opening two frames before producing a 41 break in the third and winning a closely fought fourth frame 61-42 to complete the whitewash.
The victory secured Murphy a place in the quarter-finals, where he will face either reigning world champion Wu Yize or Chang Bingyu.