On April 22, 2022, Beijing time, the last match of the first round of the Snooker World Championships ended, and Trump eliminated Iran's Hussein Wafi 10-4 to advance to the round of 16. After the game, the defeated Hussein Wafi played the role of opinion leader, believing that referees should earn more, and he has conveyed this point to The President of the World Federation of Taiwan Compatriots, Jason Ferguson.
The World Championships are the grand finale of each season, the competition on the field is very fierce, and there are often many arguments off the field, such as top athletes fighting a war of words, playing psychological warfare and so on. At this World Championship, there was a lot less of a war of words, but Iranian player Wafi became the focus of attention, first of all, he publicly attacked O'Sullivan, and suddenly became the focus of attention of all parties, and Sean Murphy even suspected that it was a show.
According to Hussein Wafi, O'Sullivan, as the most influential person in the field of snooker, should push the sport further, and this view is supported by some players. Still, O'Sullivan told him that it was enough to do his own thing. Many fans said that if you want O'Sullivan to value your ideas, you have to prove yourself on the field.
As a result, Hussein Wafi faced Trump, who was in a normal state, and lost 4-10, and there was indeed a gap in personal strength. In the post-match interview, Hussein Wafi talked again, on the one hand, he cheered himself up, believing that he would become stronger, he once again stressed that he was representing his country, and he was promoting the continuous development of the snooker movement in his country.
On the other hand, Hussein Wafi is like an opinion leader, he speaks out for the referees, saying that referees work with players for 4 or 5 hours and they should earn more, and Wafi said that he conveyed his ideas to jason Ferguson, president of the World Federation of Taiwan. Perhaps Hussein Wafi is also kind and hopes to help the referee to fight for more benefits, but many fans said that Hussein Wafi said too much and was too stealing the scene.
During this time, Wafi is like a spokesperson for Asian snooker and even world snooker, and it is from the time he wins the single limited time championship, Wafi is like a changed person, breaking the previous silence. Some fans said that Waffy's influence is very small, the single limited time championship is not worth mentioning, and they want to be valued by more people, at least in Asia, first catch up with Ding Junhui, but from the perspective of the quality of the game presented by Wafi, it is too far away.
Originally it was inconceivable to publicly criticize O'Sullivan, and now that he has spoken out for the referee, Wafi has indeed made himself the protagonist. Or that sentence, first play a good score and then say, with the results as a support, some of their ideas may become a reality, otherwise they can only talk about it!