“Shaun Murphy battled through a weekend of travel torment as he made a winning start to his Shanghai Masters campaign with a 6-3 win over four-time world champion John Higgins on Wednesday. The 2005 Crucible winner will meet Zhou Yuelong in the quarter-finals on Thursday after being reunited with his cue and luggage. “In 25 years of touring, Iu0027ve never seen anything like that,” said Murphy.”