Snooker Shoot Out: Moldovan Vladislav Gradinari, 14, becomes youngest televised ranking event match winner

Gradinari lives and practices successful Leeds

Fourteen-year-old Vladislav Gradinari became the youngest subordinate to triumph a televised ranking lawsuit lucifer by beating Ng On Yee successful the archetypal circular of the Snooker Shoot Out.

Gradinari moved to England 2 years agone and qualified aft winning an English Under-14 event.

"It feels amazing, I played my champion game," he told World Snooker's website.

"I had immoderate shots and I potted them."

Gradinari, who lives successful Leeds, plays his 2nd circular lucifer successful Leicester connected Friday.

"Snooker is not truly fashionable successful Moldova, we lone person 3 oregon 4 tables there. We are trying to amended the level there," helium added.

"I started watching connected TV due to the fact that my mum and grandad watched snooker. I started playing snooker astatine the property of seven.

"I americium doing everything imaginable present to go a nonrecreational player. I can't hold for the 2nd circular here."

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