The snooker European Masters has come to an end, and China's Fan Zhengyi has once again attracted the world's attention to China. In the final, Fan Zhengyi won the championship with a 2-stroke 50-50 plus a 10-9 victory over Snooker's most representative, Roño Sullivan. After the game, Ronior Sullivan had some concerns: in 10 years, snooker might be occupied by China like table tennis!
As we all know, snooker originated in England and has always been ruled by British players. Whether it's an invitational tournament or a ranking tournament, the champions are dominated by Britain's top players. Although China has the largest number of participants after the United Kingdom, in terms of competitive strength to compete for the championship, chinese players have been far behind since Ding Junhui's state continued to slump.
However, last season, Yan Bingtao, after 00, passed five levels and slashed six players, eliminating Neil Robertson, Maguire, Bingham and John Higgins to successfully win the Masters championship. Immediately after, the 24-year-old Zhao Xintong won all the way to the British Championship, and finally defeated Brechel to win the British Championship championship second only to the World Championship.
Not only that, at the German Masters, Zhao Xintong once again played well, eliminating Mark Williams, Trump and Rich Walton, and meeting with China's Yan Bingtao in the final. Two young Chinese players competing for the championship in the final is not easy in the history of snooker. In this European Masters, the 21-year-old Fan Zheng stood out one by one, eliminating Karen Wilson, Yan Bingtao, David Gilbert and Dort and O'Sullivan in the final.
Before that, Fan Zhengyi had never reached the round of 16 in the rankings, and O'Sullivan said before the final: "It's really incredible, the final is Fan Zhengyi against each other. Australian nelson, who was eliminated by Pang Junxu to stop in the round of 32, said: "Few young players in the UK are as eager to win the game or win the championship as the Chinese players, and the Chinese players will become stronger and stronger." ”
In the final, O'Sullivan only shot 1 hundred and 1 shot 50 plus, of course, the reason why he lost the game has a lot to do with O'Sullivan's age. But after the game, Roño Sullivan said: "Van played well, very steadily, he deserves this title. Congratulations on winning his first ranking title and I'm sure he'll win more. ”
Fifteen years ago, Ding Junhui, Fu Jiajun and Liang Wenbo were the pioneers of China's snooker, and now with the rise of Players such as Yan Bingtao, Zhao Xintong, Fan Zhengyi, and Zhou Yuelong, Roño Sullivan continued in an interview: "I think this will happen, or it is already happening, that is, in 10 years, Snooker will be like table tennis, and every player is mostly from Asia, from China." ”
In this regard, O'Sullivan is also worried about the young players in the United Kingdom: "I don't see any good players like the Chinese players, in China, they have excellent academies, even in the United Kingdom, there is snooker Academy in China, so they have the ability to dominate and take over the sport." ”
In conclusion, O'Sullivan said: "I love China very much, love The culture and people of China, and when I was in China, they were very friendly to me. I'm a snooker player and a snooker fan, and I love seeing Chinese players do better. ”