Stan Moody will make his World Snooker Championship debut on Monday within the first spherical in opposition to world quantity two Kyren Wilson.
Moody, 19, is the youngest participant at this yr’s event and is presently ranked forty fourth in snooker’s world rankings.
He will develop into the primary teenager since Judd Trump in 2007 to make their debut on the event.
In qualifying, Moody recorded wins over fellow Englishman Robbie Williams and China’s Jiang Jun to arrange a Crucible conflict with 2024 world champion Wilson.
Moody comes from Halifax, West Yorkshire, and turned skilled in 2023 after successful the WSF World Junior Championship earlier that yr.
He has been an everyday at rating tournaments for the reason that 2024-25 season, having made his debut on the 2022 Snooker Shootout as a 15-year-old. There, he beat China’s Lu Ning within the single body format.
That win earned him plaudits from snooker legend Jimmy White who then described Moody as a “serious player.”
In the second spherical, Moody misplaced to compatriot and common follow associate Oliver Lines.
Last season, Moody appeared at 10 rating tournaments and has matched that already this season, with the World Snooker Championship being his eleventh of the marketing campaign.
Moody has twice reached a quarter-final this season, doing so on the Wuhan Open final August and the British Open a month later.
His run within the Wuhan Open included a shock victory over former world primary Ding Junhui.
At the British Open, his journey to the final eight included victory over Wilson. Earlier this yr, he additionally beat John Higgins on the World Open.
