Perhaps Chinese snooker fans did not expect that although snooker, a sport known as a gentleman's sport, has always had such and such scandals, it has basically nothing to do with Chinese snooker players. Therefore, Chinese snooker fans can rightfully denounce the misconduct of some foreign snooker players. But now there is a Chinese snooker general who is "famous" in the world, who has not only been fined and 12 months of community labor for his misconduct, but also severely banned by the World Taiwan Federation. This is not over, the Chinese Billiards Association has also intervened and punished it. And his successive penalties have also affected Ding Junhui, a brother of China's snooker.
The time goes back to July 20 last year, which should be a very reluctant time for Liang Wenbo today. On this day, Liang Wenbo and his party walked on the streets of Sheffield. For some reason, Liang Wenbo had an argument with a woman in his company. This contentious act then evolved into a physical conflict. Video surveillance at the time showed Liang Wenbo swinging his fist and beating the woman. There was also a man on the scene, who tried to dissuade Liang Wenbo, but it was obvious that there was no effect. The woman was quickly pushed to the ground by Liang Wenbo, and then pushed to the wall by Liang Wenbo. The woman who was beaten then called the police, and Liang Wenbo, who was sober, apologized to the woman afterwards. He admitted that he was out of control and said that the two sides were actually friends and had reached a reconciliation in private.
However, although Liang Wenbo apologized and reconciled, the local court in Sheffield sentenced him. Recently, the local court sentenced Liang Wenbo to a fine of 1380 pounds and 96 hours of community labor service in 12 months. Liang Wenbo should not have thought that this sentence was just the beginning. After the local court judgment in Sheffield was issued, the World Federation of Taiwan reacted quickly and directly announced a temporary ban on Liang Wenbo, not allowing him to participate in the most important snooker World Championships. As for why this decision was made, Jason Ferguson, president of the World Snooker Association, directly said that Liang Wenbo's beating of women did not conform to the athletes' code of conduct and affected the reputation of snooker sports. Sheffield's local mp Louis Hague even called the incident "appalling." ”
After being fined and banned from playing at the World Championships, Liang Wenbo's punishment is not over. Following in the footsteps of the World Federation of Taiwan Compatriots, the China Association for Taiwan Affairs also issued a fine to Liang Wenbo. On April 3, the Chinese Billiards Association announced at a press conference that according to the Disciplinary Guidelines and Punishment Measures of the Chinese Billiards Association, after research, it was decided that from April 3, 2022, Liang Wenbo's qualification to participate in domestic billiards competitions would be suspended, and his post as deputy director of the Professional Players Committee in the UK would be suspended.
The occurrence of the Liang Wenbo incident not only affected Liang Wenbo himself, but also had some impact on Ding Junhui, who also wanted to participate in the World Championship qualification tournament. Because Liang Wenbo, who was originally going to participate in the qualifiers, was unable to participate, the signing schedule of the qualifiers also changed, and Ding Junhui's 7/16 division alignment has been updated to Jamie Jones. This incident, for Liang Wenbo, should be a big lesson. It is believed that the Chinese snooker player is the third among the chinese snooker players to win the ranking championship and achieve a good result in the top 8 of the World Championships before Ding Junhui, who will deeply learn the lesson, realize his mistakes, and have a good performance in his career after that.