Sheffield, April 21 (IANS) Stan Moody’s Crucible debut ended in defeat as the teenager made critical errors in the closing stages of a 10-7 defeat against Kyren Wilson in the first round of the World Snooker Championship.The 19-year-old British teen, was on course to become the youngest player to win a match at the Crucible since Ronnie O’Sullivan in 1995 when he led 7-3, but crucially he passed up a chance to go 8-3 ahead, and later another to make it 8-6. Wilson showed the resolve which won hi…
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New Delhi, April 15 (IANS) The 19-year-old British player Stan Moody has qualified for the World Snooker Championships for the first time after beating China’s Jiang Jun, a day after discharging himself from hospital with tonsillitis. Moody, long touted as a star of the future, will be the first British teenager to play at the Crucible since Judd Trump in 2007. He made a fantastic century in the last frame to beat Jiang Jun 10-9. From 6-5 down, world number 44 Moody fired runs of 71, 70, 113 and…