“For me to be thrown out first is nothing wanting despicable, and I believe they’ve coated themselves in an enormous embarrassment by treating me with such disrespect,” Murphy informed ITV.

“I at all times pleasure myself on conducting myself as professionally as I can, attempt to deal with the sport with an unimaginable quantity of respect.

“There are three different gamers on this event who weren’t even in China final week. The way in which I’ve been handled by Matchroom on this event is nothing wanting despicable.”

In response, Matchroom mentioned it spoke to Murphy afterwards and “share his frustrations”.

An announcement learn: “Our priorities are the gamers, we take pleasure within the truth they contemplate this occasion prestigious and wish to put together for it.

“For transparency and equity, the teams [for the draw] are primarily based on seeding. Scheduling is at all times a problem yearly, however we tackle board the factors and at all times attempt to enhance for subsequent yr and the long run.”

Lei, ranked thirty first on the earth, opened up a two-frame lead earlier than Murphy lowered the deficit.

Nevertheless, Lei responded with a break of 61 to take the fourth body with Murphy unable to reply within the fifth.

In the meantime, England’s Judd Trump booked his place within the quarter-finals with a 4-1 win over Bai Yulu of China.

Reigning ladies’s world champion Bai, 22, gained the opening body of the primary assembly between the gamers.

However males’s world primary Trump held his nerve to win the following two frames with breaks of 84 and 71, to safe a quarter-final assembly with Murphy’s conquerer Lei.