In the 2013 World Women's Pool Open, Pan Xiaoting was convicted of a foul because she accidentally touched the No. 9 ball in her chest, which caused heated discussions on the Internet. Mentioned Pan Xiaoting after a lapse of 7 years, and the chest pool incident is also a stubborn obstruction. On November 4, in the "Champions Bloom" program, Pan Xiaoting publicly responded to this for the first time.
Pan Xiaoting said that she has always been worried about this matter, but she has never brought it up to others. In this program, Pan Xiaoting was asked about this matter. She did not avoid it, saying that it was mainly a problem of perspective at the time: "I asked to watch the replay. As a result, there was such a problem. There is still no other camera to show more comprehensively. , Then I was convicted of a foul.”
Pan Xiaoting also used a water cup and a mobile phone to explain and demonstrate the situation at the time: “You are at this angle, do you think I touched the water cup? This is impossible to judge, the water cup did not move. You said I met a water glass." After the news report of
breast pool news, Pan Xiaoting's attention increased rapidly, but she herself did not think it was a good thing: "Some of the public opinion about me from the outside world may be more attention to me than I won the championship. Even higher, this is actually quite a sad thing for athletes." The
chest pool happened at the World Women's Pool Open in March 2013. Pan Xiaoting's opponent was Lai Huishan. At that time, the two sides had a big score of 6-6, with 6, 7, 8, and 9 balls left on the table. Pan Xiaoting aimed at the No. 6 ball on the far stage. When he was about to hit the ball for the second time, he leaned over for a moment. The number 9 ball was hit on the chest. The referee determined that Pan Xiaoting's chest did touch the No. 9 ball and was found to be fouled. Pan Xiaoting lost to Lai Huishan 6-7.
Pan Xiaoting is the first player in the Chinese billiards world to win the World Championships, 10 times 9-ball world championship record holder, and has achieved brilliant results in the women's nine-ball event. But netizens' attention to Pan Xiaoting is often focused on figure and appearance. As Pan Xiaoting said, the chest pool incident has attracted more attention than the champion.