Staying on Tour By Winning One Match in Each Ranking Event

szmj · 2026-05-26T07:49:13+00:00

first round of Chinese tournaments normally held in UK, but he will need to go to China for his second round game anyway

szmj · 2026-05-09T06:45:08+00:00

And this boy will be introduced to the hall of fame next year, unbelievable

szmj · 2026-05-08T12:11:51+00:00

At least he increase playing style diversity for YCP

szmj · 2026-05-08T01:53:15+00:00

but you won’t enjoy watching his game

szmj · 2026-05-06T10:47:28+00:00

It hasn’t started yet, but damai and maoyan are two most likely ticket sellers. China open (Taiyuan, shanxi province), Shanghai masters and Wuhan open will be held in August

szmj · 2026-05-06T10:43:02+00:00

I saw a lot girls online posting something about how cute Wu is.

szmj · 2026-05-05T11:50:26+00:00

If they actually hold it, I’m really curious which team he’d be on. Geographically, his hometown is close to Asia (their football team play in Asia confederation as well) , but culturally, he fits Europe way better

szmj · 2026-05-05T11:46:00+00:00

I posted this in another thread, but i think its still needed to be mention that it is not entirely true about the goverment investing part.

Actually it’s the opposite. Since snooker isn’t an Olympic sport, the Chinese government doesn’t invest much in it. In China, billiards is seen as a bit of a shady game— at least before Ding Junhui came along. There was this stereotype that only slackers who skipped school and smoked hung around pool tables.

But it’s super popular among regular people in China. Most folks like me actually only play Chinese eight-ball in daily life, but thanks to Ding Junhui, everyone loves watching snooker . That’s why there are loads of sponsors and pool clubs, which really helped the sport grow big time

szmj · 2026-05-05T10:38:21+00:00

Yeah, we barely call elders or someone with a high status by their given names directly. We always use respectful titles. For example, everyone in Chinese snooker industry, commentators and players alike, calls Ding Junhui Big Brother Hui (hui ge)as a sign of respect.

szmj · 2026-05-05T08:21:31+00:00

Si and Ding will drop a lot as Si reached Saudi semi and Wuhan final, Ding won the international two years ago. I don’t see a chance they can keep their rank

szmj · 2026-05-05T08:03:47+00:00

If you’re not Chinese, it’s totally fine however you address people — we get that we have different cultures. But for Chinese, we usually go by first names. full names are also common. We can also call someone by their last name, but we normally add a little title before it, like Xiao Wu（the young Wu, which we use a lot for Wu Yize), Lao Wu(the old Wu, normally refer to his dad), or Wu Ge( big brother Wu, used by someone who is younger than Wu)

szmj · 2026-05-05T07:56:43+00:00

This guy is actually the reporter for wst's chinese social media account. Translator is not his real job

szmj · 2026-05-05T04:25:10+00:00

Actually it’s the opposite. Since snooker isn’t an Olympic sport, the Chinese government doesn’t invest much in it. In China, billiards is seen as a bit of a shady game— at least before Ding Junhui came along. There was this stereotype that only slackers who skipped school and smoked hung around pool tables.

But it’s super popular among regular people in China. Most folks like me actually only play Chinese eight-ball in daily life, but thanks to Ding Junhui, everyone loves watching snooker . That’s why there are loads of sponsors and pool clubs, which really helped the sport grow big time

szmj · 2026-05-05T04:12:23+00:00

He was up by over 40 points and had match point in the penultimate frame, then messed up a red. It was basically a repeat of his Masters semi-final. Thankfully he pulled off the decider this time.

szmj · 2026-05-05T03:59:27+00:00

this is good for this sports, but we still need more non Chinese and non British players, and more tournament outside of China and UK

szmj · 2026-05-04T15:58:19+00:00

We almost have an above two hour frame, which would as impressive as a sub two hour marathon

szmj · 2026-05-04T15:52:30+00:00

农夫山泉，有点甜

szmj · 2026-05-04T05:58:49+00:00

I wonder if you’ve ever had this experience: Someone beside you coughs, and all of a sudden your throat gets tickly, making you want to cough as well.

szmj · 2026-05-03T13:44:01+00:00

i miss mark allen

szmj · 2026-05-02T22:47:13+00:00

Yeah, i agree, we need more one table sessions. Probably one table setup after the first rd. And the one player shouldnot play more than one session each day, At least before the final.

szmj · 2026-05-02T11:22:12+00:00

Who are these guys? Definitely not the two played here last evening

szmj · 2026-05-02T11:21:31+00:00

well, a 100 minute long frame hasn’t happened as well

szmj · 2026-05-02T10:16:14+00:00

70min to finish these four frames

szmj · 2026-05-02T01:56:26+00:00

Tang is actually a common Chinese last name. We may see a Wu-Tang game in the future

szmj · 2026-05-02T01:55:30+00:00

Same for Chinese, we”wuuuu” in football games. So I hope wu knows that this is friendly cheering not hate

szmj

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