Ronnie O’Sullivan left himself laughing by naming snooker starlet Stan Moody’s lookalike.
Moody, 17, has taken the game by storm since first bursting onto the scene in early 2022, the place he gained a match on the Snooker Shoot Out aged 15. He continued to progress with a victory within the WSF Junior Snooker Championship, which landed him a two-year place on the World Snooker Tour.
The West Yorkshireman has struggled considerably in his first skilled season, nevertheless, struggling one other defeat to the skilled Dominic Dale at this week’s Welsh Open. Yet the game’s all-time nice O’Sullivan highlighted his resemblance to a different present snooker star.
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Offering his voice as a pundit for Europsport in Llandudno, O’Sullivan drew comparisons between Moody and Shaun Murphy, 41, each facially and of their enjoying fashion. And The Rocket left himself chuckling within the course of.
Talking concerning the world No. 112, O’Sullivan stated: “He just looks like Shaun Murphy to me but 25 years younger, it’s unbelievable! He plays like Shaun Murphy too. The way he stomps around the table and hits the ball really firm. He’s very confident and yeah, great to see.”
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And others on social media agreed, with one fan on X replying: “He’s not far wrong!” whereas one other joked: “That is definitely Shaun Murphy’s son.”
A 3rd chimed in with: “Mini Murphy,” and a fourth added: “Every time I see Stan Moody I think of a ‘Benjamin Button’ Shaun Murphy scenario…”
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Moody remained optimistic in his interview after the 4-1 defeat to Dale. And his perspective as soon as extra earned the reward of the world No. 1.
O’Sullivan continued: “To see him so young, coming here and enjoying his snooker, you can see he really just loves the game and has an amazing temperament for it. You can imagine if he did find it hard [competing in the future] he’d still find enjoyment in the game, you just get that impression.”