Conor Moran has jumped up 10 rankings places following his title win at the Stourbridge Open in England.
The 2025 Irish Nationals champion was listed No.158 when he arrived at the $3,000 PSA Challenger event but climbed to No.148 after a run of four wins, culminating in Sunday night’s final victory.
Seeded No.1 at the tournament, Moran was a comfortable 3-0 (11-3, 11-6, 11-4) winner in the decider against Caleb Boy, the English player ranked No.388.
He began his campaign with a 3-0 (11-3, 11-9, 11-4) win over England’s Ismail Khalil, the world’s No.820.
Moran then picked up respective 3-1 (8-11, 15-13, 11-7, 11-6 and 11-7, 6-11, 11-3, 11-4) wins over Abdallah Eissa, the No.288 from England, and Ayaan Vaziralli, the Indian ranked No.260 in his quarter and semi-final matches.
