Higgins Beaten By Teenager Moody In 2,000th Match

Stan Moody held his nervus to clinch a 5-4 triumph complete John Higgins astatine nan World Open successful nan veteran's 2,000th master match.

Higgins, 50, fought backmost from 4-1 down to quadrate nan second-round title against England's Moody successful Yushan, China.

But nan 19-year-old, classed 47th successful nan world, made a break of 65 successful nan deciding framework to sound retired nan four-time world champion.

"I watched John increasing up and learning nan game. To hit him successful an important lucifer retired successful China and to do it pinch a batch of breaks arsenic good is simply a bully feeling," Moody told World Snooker, external.

"John is simply a people act. I knew if I fto him backmost successful he would travel back, truthful I'm gladsome I managed to clasp my nervus successful nan decider."

Moody's reward for nan triumph complete defending champion Higgins is simply a third-round meting pinch Welshman Ryan Day.

Elsewhere astatine nan Yushan Sport Centre, Masters champion Kyren Wilson eased to a 5-2 triumph complete Lyu Haotian, while world number 1 Judd Trump cruised to a 5-1 occurrence complete Florian Nuessle.

World champion Zhao Xintong claimed a 5-4 triumph complete Chinese compatriot Long Zehuang.

Mark Williams, Gary Wilson and Jackson Page progressed astatine nan disbursal of Ricky Walden, Aaron Hill and Liu Wenwei respectively.