Ronnie O’Sullivan questioned whether Sean Murphy has a killer instinct following his Welsh Open final defeat.
Robert Milkins edged the 40-year-old 9-7 and won the second tour title of his career. After the 2005 world champion levelled the match at 5-5, Milkins won four of the next six frames to clinch the Ray Reardon Trophy and a prize of £80,000, plus the £150,000 BetVictor Series bonus.
The wait for another title continues for Murphy, who is without a ranking title win since the 2020 Welsh Open and has lost eight of his last ten finals. This prompted O’Sullivan to question his ability to close out big matches and claimed Murphy's record of nine ranking title wins is "not a great return for the type of game he plays".
