Thailand's Noppon Saengkham pulled off the biggest upset so far in the snooker world championships by ousting 2005 world champion Shaun Murphy in the first round on Tuesday.
Saengkham - ranked 42 in the world - beat 10th-seeded Murphy 10 frames to four to book a second-round meeting with either three-time champion Mark Selby or Jordan Brown.Murphy refused to put his under-par performance down to the death last month of his close friend and former manager Brandon Parker."You dream of winning the title and dedicating it to him.
Saengkham had led 6-3 overnight and hammered home his advantage taking the first two frames of the session.
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