Murray's 6-4 6-7 (4-7) 7-6 (7-3) win over Fernando Verdasco had looked to be enough to see him through to the last four.
But he missed out on a place in the semi-finals when Juan Martin del Potro beat Roger Federer 6-2 6-7 (5-7) 6-3, meaning the Argentinean's games won/games lost ratio was one better than the British number one's.
But confusion reigned over the ATP event's obscure scoring system in the event of a tie, with Federer, Del Potro and Murray all having a 2-1 record.
'Anyone know what's going on?' Murray wrote on his Twitter page last night in the moments after Del Potro wrapped up his win. 'I think I'm audi [out] but the rules aren't worded too well.'
Del Potro meanwhile appeared uncertain whether his victory was enough to see him qualify, while the O2 crowd were just as confused until after a 15-minute delay an announcement confirmed Federer as group-winner and Del Potro as runner-up.
'This is the sport,' US Open champion Del Potro said. 'Just two players have to qualify.
'Maybe for the local public it's bad not to have the opportunity to see Murray in the semis, but they will see Federer for sure and other good players.'
World number one Federer said the rules had been 'very hard' on Murray.
'How can we imagine that we all play three sets and it comes down to a couple of games?' the Swiss star said.
'But that's not the way you can think. I definitely try to push myself to close out matches as quickly as I can against fellow rivals because you never know when you might need those games. They might come back in the match and turn the match around completely.
'It happened to me once this year against Tsonga - I was 5-1 up in the third and I ended up losing. You always have to push yourself. The system is the way it is.'
But he missed out on a place in the semi-finals when Juan Martin del Potro beat Roger Federer 6-2 6-7 (5-7) 6-3, meaning the Argentinean's games won/games lost ratio was one better than the British number one's.
But confusion reigned over the ATP event's obscure scoring system in the event of a tie, with Federer, Del Potro and Murray all having a 2-1 record.
'Anyone know what's going on?' Murray wrote on his Twitter page last night in the moments after Del Potro wrapped up his win. 'I think I'm audi [out] but the rules aren't worded too well.'
Del Potro meanwhile appeared uncertain whether his victory was enough to see him qualify, while the O2 crowd were just as confused until after a 15-minute delay an announcement confirmed Federer as group-winner and Del Potro as runner-up.
'This is the sport,' US Open champion Del Potro said. 'Just two players have to qualify.
'Maybe for the local public it's bad not to have the opportunity to see Murray in the semis, but they will see Federer for sure and other good players.'
World number one Federer said the rules had been 'very hard' on Murray.
'How can we imagine that we all play three sets and it comes down to a couple of games?' the Swiss star said.
'But that's not the way you can think. I definitely try to push myself to close out matches as quickly as I can against fellow rivals because you never know when you might need those games. They might come back in the match and turn the match around completely.
'It happened to me once this year against Tsonga - I was 5-1 up in the third and I ended up losing. You always have to push yourself. The system is the way it is.'
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