As we all know, some time ago, there was a match-fixing scandal in Chinese snooker, according to the official results of the World Federation of Taiwan Affairs at that time, a total of 10 Chinese snooker players violated relevant regulations and were suspected of manipulating the results of the game, and even Zhao Xintong and Yan Bingtao such famous players who have won the three major championships, which is simply unbelievable.
After this incident, many world celebrities expressed their personal views on it, and England's Shaun Murphy even suggested a lifetime ban; World No. 1 O'Sullivan bluntly said to focus on snooker itself and not be moved by anything else. You must know that O'Sullivan is very optimistic about the future of Chinese player Zhao Xintong, but now Zhao Xintong's behavior has indeed disappointed many people.
After the World Federation of Taiwan Affairs officially announced that 10 Chinese snooker players were banned for "match-fixing", the China Taiwan Association also expressed its support for the decision of the World Taiwan Federation at the first time, and had a completely zero-tolerance attitude towards similar "match-fixing" and "gambling", and at the same time, it also banned 10 Chinese players who violated the regulations of the World Taiwan Federation at the first time to participate in any competition, and cooperated with the work of the World Taiwan Federation.
The case is now referred to an independent disciplinary tribunal for a final decision, following the announcement of a March 13 hearing, though it has now been postponed. According to the World Federation of Taiwan Compatriots, the specific time is set for April 24, when the punishment results for the 10 players involved in China will be released, but within this period, 10 players, including Zhao Xintong and Yan Bingtao, will be banned from participating in the competition, and it has to be said that this incident has dealt a heavy blow to the Chinese snooker movement.
And on March 10, Beijing time, Chinese snooker finally ushered in an exciting good news, Ding Junhui entered the final of the Snooker Six Red Ball World Championship, will attack his 23rd crown! After Ding Junhui entered the final, the World Federation of Taiwan Compatriots also expressed his congratulations to him for the first time, and Ding Junhui deserved to be the "first brother" of Chinese snooker! At present, Chinese snooker is at a low point, Ding Junhui has won back a trace of respect for Chinese snooker with his superb skills!
Although the results of the Snooker Six Red Ball World Championship are not counted in the world ranking, the championship prize is as high as nearly 100,000 pounds, and it is also a good training opportunity before the World Snooker Championship in mid-April, so it has attracted many masters to participate, including world No. 1 O'Sullivan, world famous Trump, etc., attracting the attention of many fans.
In this tournament, China has a total of 4 players participating, except for Ding Junhui, the remaining 3 players are Zhang Anda, Zhou Yuelong and Ma Hailong. After the group stage, Ding Junhui and Zhang Anda advanced to the round of 16, while Zhou Yuelong and Ma Hailong were eliminated.
It is worth mentioning that Ding Junhui and Zhang Anda were in the same group, and both defeated world champion Maguire, which brought a great surprise to the Chinese people, and in the two-person matchup, Zhang Anda kept a clean sheet against Ding Junhui 5-0 and qualified first in the group, which surprised many people, and Ding Junhui, who lost, advanced to the round of 16 with the second place in the group.
In the 1/8 final, Ding Junhui had to face world No. 1 O'Sullivan, which received great attention from fans, and finally Ding Junhui won 6-2, which was very morale-boosting! In addition, Zhang Anda also successfully advanced to the quarterfinals.
In the following match, Zhang Anda lost 2-6 to hosts Thailand's Thachaiya and missed the semifinals. Ding Junhui was in full swing, knocking out world champion Bingham 6-2 to reach the semifinals. Defeating Tom Forde 7-4 in the semifinals, he reached the final of the Snooker Six Red Ball World Championship for the third time in his career, and Ding Junhui won one title and one runner-up in the first two times.
And Ding Junhui's opponent in the final is the host Thailand's Thachaiya, the final adopts a 15-game 8-win system, which will be played at 16 o'clock on March 11, looking forward to Ding Junhui's outstanding performance, using the championship to prove to everyone that snooker is by no means a game of the British Isles, and Chinese can win everyone's respect with superb skills!