On the evening of April 19, Beijing time, Chinese young player Lu Haotian lost 5-10 to England's Stuart Bingham in the first round of the Snooker World Championships, regretting to bid farewell to Crucible. After the victory, the second master revealed in an interview: Ding Junhui Academy trained before the game. It can be seen from this that Ding Junhui Snooker Academy is not small, attracting Bingham and other masters to practice. This is a big harvest outside the arena for Ding Junhui, who has a good record and achieved fame in the field.
Bingham beat Lu Haotian
The Ding Junhui College mentioned by Bingham is Ding Junhui Snooker College, which was invested and established by Ding Junhui, a brother of China's snooker. The location of the college was selected by Ding Junhui after more than a year, located in sheffield city, from the World Championships venue - The Crucible Grand Theatre, only 5 minutes walk, very convenient for players to come and go.
Chinese players pose for a group photo inside the academy
The college officially opened at the end of 2020, with 18 star snooker tables, good lighting facilities, surrounded by dormitories, and a quiet and elegant environment, which is very suitable for practicing. The college is very famous in the local area and has become a training gathering place for Chinese players in the UK. Young players such as Zhao Xintong, Yan Bingtao, and Fan Zhengyi, who have won the ranking championship, are all regulars of Ding Junhui College. In addition to the Chinese players who often practice, the local young players in the United Kingdom, including Bingham, Thai player Sankham and other professional masters, also come here to practice.
Ding Junhui became famous
Ding Junhui, born in 1987, is from Yixing City, Jiangsu Province. He was introduced to billiards at the age of 8 and third in Asia at the age of 13. In 2003, Ding Junhui officially turned professional, and has won 14 ranking championships so far, together with Selby, Robertson, Trump, and Murphy, known as Snooker's "80 Five Tigers". After achieving glory in the arena, Ding Junhui established the Snooker Academy, which is of great practical significance for promoting the popularization and development of the snooker sport. Here, let's give Ding Junhui a big thumbs up!