Kammala jumlar da ke gaba: A watan Disambar 2018, an doke Murphy da lambar duniya ta 124 Chen Feilong a zagaye na farko na Gasar Burtaniya. Duk da samun jagorancin farko na 3<unk>1, Murphy ya rasa zane-zane biyar masu zuwa kuma ya rasa wasan 3<unk>6. Ya sake dawowa daga baya a wannan watan kuma ya kai karshe na
Scottish Open bayan ya ci nasara a kan Michael Holt, Kyren Wilson, da Judd Trump don fuskantar Mark Allen a wasan karshe. Bayan bin 3<unk>6, Murphy ya ci nasara hudu daga cikin biyar masu zuwa don daidaita wasan a 7<unk>7, amma Allen ya yi ikirarin taken ta hanyar lashe 9<unk>7. A watan Janairun 2019, Murphy ya rasa 2<unk>6 ga Barry Hawkins a zagaye na farko na Masters. A Gasar Snooker ta Duniya, Murphy ya yi farin fata Luo Honghao a zagaye na farko, ya ci 10<unk>0, wanda shi ne mafi girman rashin nasara a tarihin Crucible. Amma Neil Robertson ya fitar da shi daga gasar a zagaye na gaba, ya rasa 6 zuwa 13.