‘I wasn’t happy with his attitude’ – Stephen Hendry tells snooker wonderkid to change style and not follow his lead

SNOOKER icon Stephen Hendry had some words of advice for rising star Stan Moody following the 20-year-old’s run at the British Open. While the seven-time world champ likes and sees a lot of himself in Moody’s personality, he feels he needs to improve on his mindset when things are not going as he would like. Snooker legend Stephen Hendry had some words of advice for youngster Stan Moody Credit: Alamy The 20-year-old is rising up the snooker ranks Credit: Getty Moody reached the British Open quarter-final for the second year running at the beginning of the month, but bowed out to World No65 Liam Highfield. And Hendry offered constructive criticism and some words of advice to the youngster following his exit. Sign up for the Sport newsletter Thank you! Speaking on WST’S Snooker Club podcast, Hendry said: “I wasn’t happy with his attitude in the match he lost to Highfield. “I don’t know whether the speed at which Highfield was playing was getting to Moody but every time the camera went to him in his chair the body language wasn’t great. “He’s got something about him that I like. He’s cocky, which you need, I don’t mind cocky at all but you’ve got to realise that other players are entitled to play how they want to play. “It’s just about you and the table, forgetting what your opponent’s doing.” Hendry also sees elements of himself in Moody, as he added: “I was the same myself. “I turned pro very young at 16, then I’m playing against Rex Williams who was still playing.” Most read in Sport BEST FREE BETS AND BETTING SIGN UP OFFERS List of all-time Snooker World Champions BELOW is a list of snooker World Champions by year. The record is for the modern era, widely considered as dating from the 1968-69 season, when the World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association (WPBSA) took control of the sport. The first World Championships ran from 1927 – with a break from 1941-45 because of World War II and 1958-63 because of a dispute in the sport. Joe Davis (15), Fred Davis and John Pulman (both 8) were the most successful players during that period. Stephen Hendry and Ronnie O’Sullivan share the record for the most titles in the modern era, with seven each. 1969 – John Spencer 1970 – Ray Reardon 1971 – John Spencer 1972 – Alex Higgins 1973 – Ray Reardon (2) 1974 – Ray Reardon (3) 1975 – Ray Reardon (4) 1976 – Ray Reardon (5) 1977 – John Spencer (2) 1978 – Ray Reardon (6) 1979 – Terry Griffiths 1980 – Cliff Thorburn 1981 – Steve Davis 1982 – Alex Higgins (2) 1983 – Steve Davis (2) 1984 – Steve Davis (3) 1985 – Dennis Taylor 1986 – Joe Johnson 1987 – Steve Davis (4) 1988 – Steve Davis (5) 1989 – Steve Davis (6) 1990 – Stephen Hendry 1991 – John Parrott 1992 – Stephen Hendry (2) 1993 – Stephen Hendry (3) 1994 – Stephen Hendry (4) 1995 – Stephen Hendry (5) 1996 – Stephen Hendry (6) 1997 – Ken Doherty 1998 – John Higgins 1999 – Stephen Hendry (7) 2000 – Mark Williams 2001 – Ronnie O’Sullivan 2002 – Peter Ebdon 2003 – Mark Williams (2) 2004 – Ronnie O’Sullivan (2) 2005 – Shaun Murphy 2006 – Graeme Dott 2007 – John Higgins (2) 2008 – Ronnie O’Sullivan (3) 2009 – John Higgins (3) 2010 – Neil Robertson 2011 – John Higgins (4) 2012 – Ronnie O’Sullivan (4) 2013 – Ronnie O’Sullivan (5) 2014 – Mark Selby 2015 – Stuart Bingham 2016 – Mark Selby (2) 2017 – Mark Selby (3) 2018 – Mark Williams (3) 2019 – Judd Trump 2020 – Ronnie O’Sullivan (6) 2021 – Mark Selby (4) 2022 – Ronnie O’Sullivan (7) 2023 – Luca Brecel 2024 – Kyren Wilson 2025 – Zhao Xintong 2026 – Wu Yize Most World Titles (modern era) 7 – Stephen Hendry, Ronnie O’Sullivan 6 – Ray Reardon, Steve Davis 4 – John Higgins, Mark Selby 3 – John Spencer, Mark Williams 2 – Alex Higgins Similarly to Moody, the eventual King of the Crucible admitted he used to grow impatient with more defensive players, but stressed that all pros deserve respect. Despite turning 20 this week, Moody is rising up the snooker rankings and currently sits at No39 in the world. Comment now