On April 1, British media exposed that Chinese snooker star Liang Wenbo was suspected of beating female friends in the streets in the United Kingdom, and was dealt with by the local police, who was fined 1380 pounds while being required to complete 96 hours of community labor in 12 months. As soon as this matter was exposed, it immediately attracted the attention of many parties, and the world snooker official World Taiwan Federation said for the first time that it would consider further treatment. As a result, on April 2, the World Taiwan Federation issued a statement on its official website, imposing a temporary ban on Liang Wenbo, and could not continue to participate in professional competitions until the results of the hearing came out.
It is reported that Liang Wenbo clashed with a female friend in the street of Sheffield, England in the early morning of July 20 last year, and from the surveillance video footage at the time, Liang Wenbo had punched and kicked the woman, and the male friends around him failed to succeed after being dissuaded. His violence led to the woman's screams and shouts, and he immediately called the police. Afterwards, the local police investigated and questioned Liang Wenbo, and finally determined his violent behavior, and imposed fines and penalties for community forced labor. Through today's interview with Liang Wenbo, I learned that Liang Wenbo has apologized and reconciled with the other party.
What no one expected was that this incident would be exposed when the world championships at the end of the season were about to start, pushing Liang Wenbo to the cusp of public opinion. Although this is part of Liang Wenbo's personal private life, but after media reports and continuous fermentation of the Internet, it has evolved into a social event with a bad impact, many British netizens called on the world snooker official to deal with Liang Wenbo, in addition to fines and prohibitions from participating in the World Championships, and even excessive netizens said that Liang Wenbo would be banned for life.
After the incident was exposed, Ferguson, chairman of the World Federation of Taiwan Compatriots, said to the outside world that the official would further study and then make a decision on handling. Less than a day after the incident, the World Federation of Taiwan issued a statement imposing additional penalties on Liang Wenbo. The statement mentioned that Liang Wenbo's personal behavior has been inconsistent with the status of a professional player, which has damaged the reputation of the sport, violated the rules of membership of the World Taiwan Federation, and his contract with the WST World Snooker Tour. Therefore, the official decision to suspend Liang Wenbo's participation in professional competitions will take effect immediately, and this suspension decision will continue until the end of the hearing and the decision on this matter, and Liang Wenbo has the right to appeal this decision.
The additional penalty decision of the World Taiwan Federation will mean that Liang Wenbo will definitely not be able to qualify for the upcoming Snooker World Championship. As for Liang Wenbo's severe punishment by the snooker authorities for his personal off-site behavior, many netizens mentioned similar incidents that just occurred not long ago. England veteran Mirkins, who won his first ranking title at the Gibraltar Open last week, made a big fuss at the official hotel of the tournament during the earlier Turkish Masters, and even slapped the president of the World Taiwan Federation who came to check on the problem, but in the end, the Taiwan Federation only fined him, did not suspend the game, and continued to participate in the competition, and even won the championship later. Therefore, the practice of some "double standards" for the World Taiwan Federation has caused dissatisfaction among many fans.