Shaun Murphy calls out fan for X-rated heckle during World Snooker Championship match

A Crucible fan got on the wrong side of Shaun Murphy on Monday (Picture: Getty Images)

Shaun Murphy has called out a fan at the Crucible for a sweary comment from the front row during his World Snooker Championship first round match.

The Magician was in the first session of his clash with Fan Zhengyi in Sheffield on Monday.

There was little between the players over the first nine frames, but Murphy knocked in a brilliant break of 140 in the final frame of the session to take a 5-4 lead.

The 2005 world champion was not impressed with one spectator in the famous theatre, though, who criticised the 43-year-old well within earshot.

Murphy wrote on Instagram: ‘Just a friendly reminder…

‘If you’re sat on the front row in the Crucible and I ...