By World Snooker Tour

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Newly crowned Johnstone's Paint Masters champion Shaun Murphy continued his red hot form with a 5-0 demolition of Liam Graham at the Machineseeker German Masters in Berlin.

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Murphy claimed the Paul Hunter Trophy for the second time in his career, ten years on from his first, with victory at Alexandra Palace eight days ago. The Magician secured the title with a pulsating 10-7 win over World Champion Kyren Wilson in the final, having made a spellbinding 147 against Mark Allen in the semis. 

Scotland's Graham is currently engaged in a battle for tour survival, after getting himself back in the race to remain a professional with a run to the final of the 9Club Shoot Out before Christmas. However, he was powerless to further advance his position today, as Murphy blitzed for the line. 

The Englishman composed breaks of 55, 79, 108 and 106 as he surged to victory. He now faces a mouth watering meeting with Thepchaiya Un-Nooh, who whitewashed Stuart Bingham 5-0. 

Murphy said: "I've had just a couple of days off this week and really enjoyed the victory. Those Triple Crown wins don't come around every year. However, I've just had a couple of days then straight back to work and put the hours in. I didn't want to come here, after the Lord Mayor's Show, to this venue that I love so much and lose. I'm delighted with the victory and now we march on.

"There is a difference between people who win an event from time to time and players you talk about for a long time. If my career ended today then I would be very proud of what I've achieved in the sport but I feel I have plenty left in the tank and I'm going to try and wring every last drop out of it."

World number one and defending champion Judd Trump prevailed 5-2 in a hard fought contest with David Grace. 

Trump defeated Si Jiahui in last year's title match to capture the trophy for a third time. His next opponent this week will be Joe O'Connor, who scored an impressive 5-1 win over Stephen Maguire. 

Ben Woollaston top scored with 120 in a blistering 5-0 defeat of David Gilbert, while Barry Hawkins came through 5-4 against Alfie Burden.