Anthony McGill has responded to critics of his runner-up speech at the British Open, saying he was just gutted to lose a big match but had absolutely no complaints over the result.

McGill made a fantastic run to the final of the British Open last month, beating the likes of Gary Wilson, Xiao Guodong and John Higgins along the way.

Then came a brilliantly contested final with Murphy which the Magician won 10-7 in Cheltenham to land the title and the £100,000 top prize.

In defeat, the Scot offered Murphy his congratulations, saying on ITV: ‘I just want to congratulate Shaun, I think he deserved it. He played the better snooker so no complaints.

‘I’m sure I’ll take some positives but right now I felt the match was there for the winning and I didn’t step up so I’m pretty disappointed.’

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