Shaun Murphy โขhas lauded 14-year-old snooker prodigy Arlen Mok,comparing the young talent’s โpotential โขtoo that โof Ronnieโ O’Sullivan,and predictingโ Mok will become the future of the sport. Murphy โmade the โฃcomments following Mok’s remarkable performanceโ at โคthe Northern Ireland Open, where he defeated experienced professional Lei Peifan.
Mok’s victory over Lei, a player 25 years his senior, has ignited excitement within the โขsnooker world, drawing parallels to O’Sullivan’s early emergenceโฃ as a dominant force. Murphy, the 2005 World Champion, believes Mok possesses a rare combination of โnatural talentโข andโค composure. “He’s absolutely unbelievable, a โขgenuine wonderkid,” Murphy saidโ to Metro. “The way he pots balls, the break-building,โค the temperamentโฆ it’s all there. He reminds me of a young Ronnie O’Sullivan, and that’s the highest compliment I can โgive.”
The Northern โIreland Open โขalso saw Ding โฃJunhui scheduled to face Liam โขHighfield, and John Higgins pitted against Hossein Vafaei. However,โ Mok’s rapid ascent is overshadowing other matches, prompting discussion about the future landscape of professional snooker. The young star’s participation in the tournament marks a important โฃstep in his burgeoning โcareer, offeringโข a platform to showcase his skills against seasoned professionals and perhaps inspireโ a new generation of players.
