Stan Moody pays Shaun Murphy tribute after first World Championship snooker victory – 'It's like father and son'

Teenage potting prodigy Stan Moody has paid tribute to his mentor Shaun Murphy's influence after winning his first World Championship match in Sheffield. 16-year-old Moody illuminated his 10-7 win over Andres Petrov in the opening round of qualifying at the English Institute of Sport with breaks of 110, 90, 86, 72, 59 and 54 as he led the Estonian player from start to finish. Ad The 26-year-old Petrov contributed 101, 78, 65 and 52 in a high-quality joust, but was never better than two frames adrift throughout the contest after falling 4-1 behind early on.

World Championship'I couldn’t stop shaking' — Moody, 16, storms into round two of World Championship qualifiers12 HOURS AGO Moody progresses 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. The Halifax kid has thanked 2005 Crucible king Murphy – snooker's undisputed form horse after wins at the Players Championship and Tour Championship – for helping his development that culminated in victory at the WSF junior world final in February, earning him a two-year playing card on the main circuit.

“I’m very proud of myself," said Moody, who also competed at the Six Red World Championship in Thailand last month. «There was such relief at potting the winning balls. I couldn’t stop shaking, I couldn’t breathe.

I just tried to hold myself together and it worked. World Championship qualifiers — Latest scores, results, schedule, order of play World Championship: How to watch, live stream and key event info “It means everything. All of the practice has paid off.