Snooker wonderkid Stan Moody discharges himself from hospital to book Crucible debut

Stan Moody will play at the Crucible for the first time this year (Picture: Getty Images)

Teenage snooker star Stan Moody will make his debut at the Crucible this month after discharging himself from hospital to win his final World Championship qualifier.

The 19-year-old, who is the highest ranked teenager on the professional tour, was hit with tonsilitis at the inopportune time of World Championship qualifying.

Ahead of his first match against Robbie Williams he was in bed for three days, describing it as ‘the worst he’s ever felt,’ but impressed in a 10-5 win.

He then played Chinese talent Jiang Jun on Judgement Day, but was in hospital the day before, with doctors advising against a return to the English Institute of Sport.

Instead they wanted Moody to stay in hospital, but there was no stopping the teenager on his quest for the Crucible, which he even...