Tommy Murphy (snooker player) on both occasions being defeated by eventual champion Dennis Taylor. He also represented Northern Ireland at their infamous World Cup campaign. Teaming up with Taylor and Alex Higgins, Northern Ireland reached the final which ended with defeat to Canada and Higgins threatening to have Taylor shot. This was Murphy's last notable appearance at a tournament, and he lost his professional status in 1994. Tommy Murphy (snooker player) Tommy Murphy (born 8 January 1962) is a Northern Irish former professional snooker player. Murphy won the Northern Ireland Amateur Championship and All-Ireland Amateur Championship in 1981. Before turning professional, Murphy was an
Joe Johnson (snooker player) Joe Johnson (snooker player) Joe Johnson (born 29 July 1952, in Bradford, West Yorkshire) is an English former professional snooker player. He is best known as the surprise winner of the 1986 World Championship. Johnson was National Under-19 champion in 1971 and three times Yorkshire Champion. He was runner-up to Terry Griffiths in the English Amateur championship of 1978 and, with Griffiths being a Welshman, Johnson qualified as England’s representative in that year’s World Amateur in Malta. He gave a very good account of himself and reached the final where he lost to Cliff Wilson. This prompted Johnson to turn