The Snooker Tour Championship is currently in full swing, with Higgins and Robertson set to compete for the title tonight.
The two people who did not expect to occupy the hot spot of snooker were suppressed by The Chinese player Liang Wenbo.
Of course, for Chinese fans, this news is really heavy.
Liang Wenbo was not only banned for domestic violence, but also suspended from his position as deputy director of the Professional Players Committee in the UK.
The incident began on July 30 last year, when Liang Wenbo had a heated argument with a woman in Sheffield, England, and then Liang Wenbo punched and kicked the woman.
According to the British prosecutor's office, Liang Wenbo continued to beat the woman and pushed her against the wall to beat her, and the beaten woman chose to call the police.
It is reported that this woman is a friend of Liang Wenbo, and the two have a conflict, so there will be a scene of Liang Wenbo beating the woman on the street.
This matter was filmed by the surveillance, causing a very bad impact, Liang Wenbo also realized his mistake, expressed great regret, also apologized to the parties, and obtained the understanding of friends.
Although Liang Wenbo apologized and the parties also forgave him, this incident still caused a lot of impact and belonged to a typical domestic violence incident.
During the trial, Liang Admitted to the facts of his crime, and the British prosecution imposed a fine of £1,380 on "continued deliberate attacks on female victims" and 96 hours of community labor in 12 months.
Liang Wenbo's behavior is a serious departure from the gentlemanly sport of snooker.
Therefore, the World Snooker Association banned it, of course, this is not the final result, Liang Wenbo can choose to appeal.
If the appeal is fruitless, then Liang Wenbo will not be eligible for the World Championships.
Born in 1987, Liang Wenbo turned professional at the age of 21, and in 2016, after Ding Junhui and Fu Jiajun, he became the third player in China to win the ranking championship, so Liang Wenbo was also known as the third person in China.
The impact of this domestic violence incident on Liang Wenbo's career is still unknown.
However, this is not the first time that Liang Wenbo has been punished by a ban.
In 2014, in Paul Hunt's classic game, Liang Wenbo played against Selby at 16-8, and during the game, the referee ruled that Liang Wenbo was fouled.
But Liang Wenbo said that his body was still some distance away from the ball, and when the body was just lying down, the club could not touch the ball at all, so he did not foul at all.
He asked to drop the monitor to take a look, but the referee said no, but soon the referee decided that he had not fouled and could continue playing.
At this time, Selby and the referee talked a bunch of things, and he didn't understand it at the time, but the referee ruled that he was fouled.
He felt that he had been treated unfairly so he insulted the referee on the spot.
Because of this incident, Liang Wenbo was fined 8,000 pounds and withdrew from the game.
Liang Wenbo's personality has always been relatively straightforward and grumpy, and he has achieved good results in his career.
This domestic violence incident is a big scandal and is likely to have serious impacts.
I hope that Liang Wenbo can restrain his behavior and control his temper, otherwise his career is likely to end because of his misconduct.