International online news: On the evening of January 16, UK local time, the 2022 Snooker Masters was successfully concluded at Alexandra Palace. Robertson performed perfectly in the final, winning the championship and winning his sixth triple major.
After the final, the reporter interviewed Jason Ferguson, president of the World Billiards Federation, who talked about his efforts to promote snooker sports into the Olympic Games, as well as the development prospects of snooker sports, and expressed his gratitude to Chinese snooker athletes and fans.
World Federation President Jason Ferguson
Ferguson said: "Snooker joining the Olympic Games is a long and arduous job, which also provides me with a huge motivation to hope that snooker athletes can join the Olympic family as soon as possible." ”
With the efforts of Ferguson and the World Federation of Taiwan, the sport of snooker has developed rapidly around the world, and more and more teenagers have fallen in love with the sport, which has also laid the foundation for the development of snooker. "Snooker's ability to pull kids from their computers to the playing field is the sport's biggest success. As it continues to grow, the number of snooker players, coaches, referees and fans is on the rise, which also gives me a lot of confidence that snooker will one day enter the Olympic Games. ”
In addition to professional players, the number and level of amateur snooker players are increasing day by day, which also drives the development of the entire snooker market. When talking about this topic, Ferguson especially thanked Ding Junhui, "When Ding Junhui won the snooker China Open championship for the first time, he was still an amateur, and his emergence greatly boosted the snooker market in China at that time, and also inspired many snooker amateurs like him." ”
After Ding Junhui, a group of outstanding young snooker athletes in China grew up, among which Yan Bingtao and Zhao Xintong won the snooker Masters and the British Championship. Ferguson also expressed his gratitude for the development of the snooker movement in China: "I am deeply grateful to China for supporting the development of the snooker movement for many years, which is why the sport has been able to develop in this fertile land of China. Thanks to the Taiwan Affairs Association of China, there are many partners, and more importantly, to the players and fans. ”
Finally, President Ferguson extended his best wishes for the upcoming Spring Festival of the Year of the Tiger and the upcoming Winter Olympics in Beijing. (Zhao Xuemei)
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