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Halifax teenager Stan Moody announced himself on the World Snooker Championship stage with some superb play for a 6-3 first-session lead over No 3 seed Kyren Wilson.
The 19-year-old Crucible debutant discharged himself from hospital after suffering from a serious bout of tonsilitis to enable him to qualify for the tournament. But it was 2024 world champion Wilson left feeling under the weather as Moody – the first teenager since Judd Trump in 2007 to make their debut at the Crucible – showed no sign of nerves during an aggressive display of snooker.
Moody, ranked No 44 in the world, took the first frame in under eight minutes with an 84 break as Wilson failed to get a point on the board. A missed red cost Wilson dear in the next as Moody made a 33 clearance before a smooth 91 break gave him a 3-0 lead.
