championship 5 million, the first year of professionalization. On September 19, the 2022 Qiao's Chinese Billiards Masters (Class A Division · Anhui Taihe Station) broke through with a 64-game 32 defeat in the third stage. Local player Wei Hai defeated Fan Langtong 13:11 and successfully won the top 32 tickets.
"I was behind 4:8 at the beginning of this game, but then I tied it a little bit and overtook it. At that time, I was thinking that it was already a lot good to be able to enter 64 at this station, and even if I lost, I was content. When I fell behind, I let go and slowly caught up."
competitions are often like this. Relaxation can sometimes achieve better results than being tight. Wei Hai, who has a strong mentality, has achieved many good results, and has won many championships in surrounding competitions such as 10,000 or 20,000. He is well-known in the northern Anhui region.
"Actually, I played in the Suzhou Station in Anhui a long time ago. This is the second time I have been to Anhui for the Masters. I haven't played in the Masters for more than 3 years. I am very excited to be able to participate this time." After playing too many ordinary ballroom events and returning to the tense atmosphere of the Masters, Wei Hai even entered the state of "selflessness". "My friends came to my game during the game, but they didn't notice it. They only knew they were here after the game was over."
2022 season, the Qiao Chinese Billiards Masters was fully upgraded, with a total season bonus of 22.8 million yuan. The Masters Global Finals Championship champion prize jumped to 5 million yuan, surpassing Snooker World Championship to become the billiards event with the highest prize bonus in the world. At the same time, improve the tiered event system, fully open up players' participation channels, and open a new era of professionalization of Chinese billiards.
"In recent years, Qiao's family has been spending a lot of effort to promote Chinese billiards. The prize money for the event is increasing year by year. I also run the ball room. If the industry is good, it will naturally drive the ball room business, so I am also a beneficiary." Wei Hai revealed that in recent years, the billiards atmosphere in Anhui has become better and better, and the ball room is often full. However, compared with other provinces, Anhui lacks some representative top experts and needs to be cultivated slowly.
"It is not a lack of beauty in life, but a lack of discovery." The same is true for billiards. Through this competition, many "dark horse" players such as Wei Hai and Niu Zhuang have emerged in Anhui. "I was 23 years old when I was in contact with billiards, and my family conditions did not allow me to go to the profession at that time, so my ball is a wild path. Now billiards in Anhui are gradually becoming professional with the trend, and training is becoming more and more formal. In the future, young people in Anhui will definitely be able to occupy a place in the billiards circle."
