For the second year running, Shaun Murphy has emerged victorious in the Paddy Power Perfect Challenge, completing a maximum 147 break whilst his sporting rivals came up empty-handed.
The former snooker world champion accomplished the feat after five hours and 46 minutes of streaming, as six professional darts players failed to achieve a nine-dart finish and three golfers could not manage a hole-in-one.
The challenge, designed to determine which sporting achievement proves most difficult, ended when darkness fell at Lingfield Park Golf Club in Surrey after six hours, with only Murphy's perfection to show for the day's efforts.
The snooker contingent featured Murphy alongside former world champions Kyren Wilson and Luca Brecel.
Meanwhile, the darts lineup boasted an impressive roster including Michael van Gerwen, Luke Humphries, Jonny Clayton, Stephen Bunting, Gerwyn Price and Damon Heta.
At Lingfield Park Golf Club in Surrey, professional golfers Ross Fisher, Matt Wallace and Robert Rock took aim at achieving a hole-in-one.
Fisher came tantalisingly close to clinching victory, missing by mere inches, while Van Gerwen needed just a double-18 to complete a perfect leg before narrowly missing his target.
The challenge originated from a spirited disagreement between Murphy and darts world number one Humphries during last year's event.
Shaun Murphy emerged victorious in the Paddy Power Perfect Challenge
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Humphries argued: "I think if you're an amateur and you give them a set of darts, a snooker cue and a golf club, I think they do the hole in one first, the nine-darter second and the 147 last. But to a professional, I think the nine-darter's harder."
Murphy's incredulous response sparked further debate, with the snooker star retorting: "I didn't know you were a comedian!"
This exchange prompted Paddy Power to organise the annual challenge, seeking definitive proof of which achievement truly tests professional athletes the most.
Following his triumph, Murphy reflected on the achievement with mixed feelings about its implications for snooker's reputation.
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The challenge originated from a spirited disagreement between Shaun Murphy and Luke Humphries
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"I'm not sure that I've done snooker any favours by doing it and showing it can be done," Murphy admitted to presenter Anna Woolhouse moments after potting the final black.
Despite acknowledging the difficulty of the task, with numerous near-misses throughout the six-hour stream, Murphy emphasised the cultural significance of the 147 break.
He said: "The 147 has been a thing in culture for 40, 50 years, and it is still very special.
"Is it the hardest? That is for people to decide."
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