At present, the World Championship, one of the most important events in the world of snooker, is in full swing. Although the main tournament has not yet started, the qualifying round is also very exciting. Many Chinese players are participating in the qualification round, including China's brother Ding Junhui, who will also start from the third round of the qualifiers, and the Chinese players who directly qualified for the main tournament are young rookies Zhao Xintong and Yan Bingtao. However, in the face of such an important event in the snooker industry, there is a well-known Chinese snooker player, but he can only watch and cannot participate in the competition. Because, because of his misconduct, he was banned by the World Taiwan Federation. After learning that he was banned, the once widely regarded snooker player chose to publicly apologize, saying that he would study more in the future and strive to continue to win glory for the motherland.
The well-known Chinese snooker player is Liang Wenbo, who once won the ranking competition. In fact, when it comes to Liang Wenbo, domestic fans who care about snooker should know him. Although he was punished for misconduct this time, he still achieved some achievements in his snooker career, such as winning the ranking championship, and among so many Chinese players, there are only a few people who have won the championship. In addition, he also achieved a good result of reaching the quarterfinals at the World Championships before Ding Junhui. However, although Liang Wenbo has some achievements in his career, his reputation on the sidelines does not seem to be very good. No, this time, he was finally in big trouble.
In July of last year, Liang Wenbo, who was living in Sheffield at the time, had a verbal altercation with a female friend over a difference of opinion on the street. What I didn't expect was that such a verbal altercation eventually escalated into a physical conflict. Despite the man's persuasion, Liang Wenbo still raised his fist at the woman, pushed her to the ground, and then pushed her into the corner. All of this was captured by the camera, and the woman then called the police. Although Mr. Liang communicated with him afterwards and apologized, he was sentenced to a £1,380 fine by the local court for his misconduct and 96 hours of community labour in 12 months. After learning of this situation, the World Taiwan Federation temporarily banned him from participating in the qualification tournament of the World Championships, and the China Taiwan Association subsequently announced that it would be banned from participating in domestic billiards competitions. Local lawmakers even called Liang Wenbo's beating of women "appalling."
Faced with today's situation, Liang Wenbo publicly apologized on social platforms. In this long apology, he first said that he apologized to everyone for this incident: "I apologize for the bad impact and the trouble caused by this matter. ”
Then, Liang Wenbo said that he had deeply reflected on this wrong behavior and accepted criticism and correction. He also pointed out that he did have deficiencies in self-control and emotional management, saying that he was already a 35-year-old "veteran" and should refrain from self-denial. Therefore, he once again expressed his most sincere apologies to his family and friends, to all fans and sponsors, to the China Taiwan Association, the World Taiwan Federation and all sectors of society, and to snooker, a gentlemanly sport.
Subsequently, Liang Wenbo admitted that he had an unshirkable responsibility for this matter and made a statement: "In the future, we will abide by the bottom line and beware of such incidents from happening again." "And expressed willingness to accept all penalties and cooperate with the completion." Then, Liang Wenbo said that he would study more in the future, cultivate himself, strive to return to the field in a better state, and continue to win glory for the motherland.
Although Liang Wenbo said that he hopes to return to the field and continue to win glory for the country. However, judging from the above penalty results, the specific suspension time is not indicated above. Therefore, when Liang Wenbo will be able to return to the field is still unknown. For Liang Wenbo's long apology, fans and friends, what do you think?