2021 winter is always a bit special. The story of Chinese billiards will always be frequently staged in winter. What players do you think of when it comes to Shandong billiards? More than ten years ago, Chinese billiards took root in this hot land of Shandong. A number of strong players such as Yu Haitao and Zhu Long were born here. The "Five Tigers of Shandong" naturally became the representative of Shandong. However, there are more than five tigers in Shandong, and countless players can resist and fight.
2021 Masters Bayuquan Station, Zhu Long, who made the finals for the first time, finally won his own championship trophy as he wished. Back in 2013, Zhu Long successfully entered the top 16 when his debut at the Masters Anshan station. In 2015, he even overcomes all the difficulties. Whether it is the hot "quasi-god" Zheng Yubo or the "bare-headed" Yang Fan, they all failed under his pole, but he fell repeatedly in front of the final goal. After four years of trough, Zhu Long finally proved himself and made the title of "Little Overlord" resound on this stage again.
From nothing to something, from loneliness to brilliant, from being questioned to being sought after, in the process of transformation, it is obviously not just about relying on the belief of "not giving up" every day. The soberness and self-discipline at the low point, the unremitting persistence supported by love, and some talent, the combination of the three has created the new "little overlord" today, just like returning to the youth of dreams, with only billiards and tomorrows about billiards in your eyes.
In early 2019, at the finals of the 7th Masters, Yu Haitao won the championship in one fell swoop, which also gave us a deeper understanding of this man. When I was twelve years old, I became acquainted with billiards. Twelve years ago, I went away despite my family's opposition and decided to fight for the dream I had accumulated for a long time. A few years later, he won a national championship, and unfortunately he did not become famous like most people and continued to fall into a day when no one cares about it.
But the heaven pays off. Every bit of growth is enough for fans to see. The once erratic record has never shaken his persistence day after day. Finally, he defeated Zheng Yubo over Potts in the Shijiazhuang Open, made it to the finals and became famous. He then won one championship and one season in the national competition. After ten years of sharpening his sword, Yu Haitao finally ushered in his own spring. After many trials, the boy grew into a man and became the "tough guy" who appears in front of us now.
The finals of the 7th Masters not only made Yu Haitao's inspirational story of "Ten Years of Sharpening a Sword" deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, but also made many fans remember the battle between Gong Haifeng and Zheng Yubo's Qingtai battle. In all 23 games, the two of them were almost perfect. Zheng Yubo "9 bombs and 2 catches", and Gong Haifeng was no less favorable. He played "8 bombs and 2 catches". This wonderful "counterattack" is still impressive.
Gong Haifeng, who had faded out of the billiards competition in 2015, returned to the Masters again. In 2016, Gong Haifeng advanced to the quarterfinals in the Masters Weihai Station, and then entered the finals in the 2017 Linyi Station and reached the finals in the Hangzhou Station. In recent years, Gong Haifeng has been firmly in the top seed seats in the Masters points rankings. He has always been the "terrible" opponent on the field.
also came back in 2015, "Jinan's first shot" Wantongle returned at the Langfang Station of the Masters Championship. Many years ago, in order to take care of his father, Wan Tongle cruelly stayed away from the arena. After experiencing all kinds of life, Wan Tongle chose to go out again for the sake of her dream. In 2017, Wan Tongle won the third place in the Masters, and once again won the second Asian and 1 season in 2018, and won numerous championships in other events. This "tiger general" has long become a representative figure of Shandong billiards.
14 started playing snooker . After transforming into Chinese billiards in 2007, he won the runner-up in the Yantai "Success Road Qiao's Cup" Black Eight Ranking Competition that year. He was called "one of the top 80 masters" at that time, but due to family reasons, he never played again.
After many years, Liu Ying made a strong comeback in the Tianjin Station of the 2016 Masters.After more than ten years of ups and downs in the Taiwan world, many of them have long lost the strength of Huashan sword competition, but Liu Ying is different. She is still able to compete with top experts.
Liu Xin made his first appearance at the Tianjin Station of the 2016 Masters. From 2004 to 2012, Liu Xin went through 8 years of snooker career. After his transformation, Liu Xin began to be active on the Masters stage and successfully entered the top 32 of the Masters step by step.
After the Shanghai Masters Championship, Liu Xin entered the top 16 seeds for the first time with his outstanding performance. Now Liu Xin teaches two games, teaches billiards enthusiasts online for free, and enthusiastically responds to netizens' questions, which has improved the billiards level of many golfers. Regardless of his character and ball quality, he has been recognized by the billiards circle.
Shandong has been outstanding since ancient times. Not only them, but more local players like Wang Zhengwei, who are " Tai'an first shot" are adding icing on the cake to Shandong billiards. Which other Shandong players do you know? Let’s talk in the comment section.
