Shaun Murphy admits that winning the German Masters would mean “more to me than any other player on the tour”.

That’s because tonight’s trophy is named after Brandon Parker, his close friend and manager, who died in 2020.

“I get emotional thinking about Brandon all the time so the fact I’m out there playing won’t change anything,” Murphy said after his semi-final win over Neil Robertson.

“It might give me a bit of escapism actually. I’ll just concentrate on the snooker.

“It would be wonderful to take the Brandon Parker Trophy home. It would mean so much and possibly more to me than any other player on the tour.”