Shaun Murphy was awarded a wildcard from World Snooker which enabled him to compete on the tour for the 200910 season, a series of snooker tournaments played between 16 May 2009 and 8 May 2010, but he was unable to keep his place and so has slipped off the main tour.
The 200910 snooker season was a series of snooker tournaments played between 16 May 2009 and 8 May 2010. World Series of Snooker Killarney Shaun Murphy 
