Stan Moody pays Shaun Murphy tribute after first World Championship snooker victory – ‘It is like father and son’
Teenage potting prodigy Stan Moody has praised his mentor Shaun Murphy’s influence after winning his first World Championship match in Sheffield.
26-year-old Petrov contributed 101, 78, 65 and 52 in a high-quality joust, but was never better than two frames behind throughout the contest after falling 4-1 behind early on.
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Moody will progress to a meeting with China’s world No. 68 Zhang Anda on Wednesday and Thursday chasing three more wins to reach the promised land of the Crucible Theatre in his debut year at the sport’s biggest event.
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“It means everything. All of the practice has paid off. I came here not expecting anything and just thought I’d enjoy it. When you get to nine that all goes out of the window and you are desperate to get over the line.
“We first met Shaun a few years ago in Hull and he said he wanted to help me. It has gone on from there. It has been great.
“In certain parts of the match, he has told me what to do. It pays off in matches like this. It is like father and son.”
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