This is exactly what people are worried about. After becoming famous, Ding Junhui went through a period of slump. During this time, some of his flaws were magnified, especially issues related to his personality and interpersonal skills, which are often associated with his growth experience of giving up school. "I believe that if he could start over, he would not make such a choice. The reason why Ding Junhui chose to study at Jiaotong University was to enrich his life experiences. Now, Xiaohui himself is also very hardworking, reading a lot of books." Zhang Meng said.
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Is another snooker star like "Chinese Ding" slowly rising? In fact, it's not that simple. According to media reports, in recent years, due to the rapid development of cue sports in China, more and more young people are engaging in this activity. "Snooker prodigies" often appear in newspapers, and many of them are replicating the "Ding Junhui model". "In fact, under the guidance of well-known domestic snooker coaches such as Pang Weiguo, Cai Jiadong, and Wu Wenzhong, there are fewer than four or five and more than ten young players. The younger ones are only eight or nine years old, and the older ones are only fifteen or sixteen years old. They don't go to school; they are all dedicated to training, and their goal is to become professional players." Ding Junhui's agent, Zhang Meng, told reporters.
After becoming a world-class snooker player through the "Ding Junhui model," Ding Junhui (Weibo) became an idol for many young people. In Taiyuan, Shanxi, a 13-year-old boy named Wu Shengguang voluntarily gave up his studies and dreamed of becoming a top snooker player like Ding Junhui. In fact, due to the continuous rise in popularity of snooker domestically, children with this dream are not limited to Wu Shengguang alone. This phenomenon obviously deserves consideration. Under the current situation, can one only become an excellent snooker player by following in Ding Junhui's footsteps? Must playing snooker and education be mutually exclusive?
Youth education expert Lu Qin firmly stood on the opposing side: "Staking everything on quitting school to practice snooker is a risky move. Ding Junhui is an exception; not everyone can reach his level. What about those children who have not achieved success? If a child cannot succeed in snooker and has not studied, then they have truly wasted their time. A child's future needs a complete personality and mindset, both of which cannot be separated from learning."
"We do not encourage children to give up their studies and devote all their energy to snooker training," said Wang Tao, director of Department Two of the Small Ball Sports Management Center of the General Administration of Sport of China, in an interview with reporters. "To prevent this phenomenon from happening, we have decided that participants in next year's youth competitions must provide corresponding academic records. Additionally, the center will increase the construction of snooker schools. Currently, snooker schools have been established in Beijing and Shanghai, and some places like Wuxi have schools that offer snooker majors. I hope that within five years, snooker schools will be more widespread, so that children can improve their professional sports level without delaying their studies."
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Wu Shengguang is a child from an ordinary family. At the age of 10, he was already competing with adults on the streets. At 12, he began professional snooker training. After finishing primary school, Wu Shengguang voluntarily chose to abandon his studies and followed a professional coach to focus solely on snooker training. In April 2011, Wu Shengguang participated in the National Youth Snooker Series for the first time and finished third in the junior group at the Xixun branch competition. Interestingly, the venue for this competition was the Xi'an Ding Junhui Snooker Club.
Including Wu Shengguang, so many children dreaming of becoming professional players clearly demonstrate the immense popularity of snooker in China. However, it is worth discussing whether abandoning education and taking such a risky path towards sports professionalism is appropriate for a child. Moreover, unlike Ding Junhui, who passively quit school due to his father, these children today mostly voluntarily give up their studies.
However, Zhang Meng also stated that since snooker is a non-Olympic sport, its position in the current Chinese sports scene is relatively low, making the "Ding Junhui model" seem more effective. "Currently, the cultivation of snooker talent is basically completed by the public. To become a professional player in the future, one must receive full-time training, which is the fastest way to improve skill levels. Training only one or two hours a day will result in very slow improvement, making it difficult to become a professional player. Unlike Olympic events, snooker does not have a systematic method for nurturing talent, so parents bear more risks."
An increasing number of children who love snooker are choosing to abandon their studies, causing social concerns. The cultivation of Chinese snooker talent urgently needs a solution that can achieve both goals.
Our newspaper, Beijing, February 9th
The parents of Wu Shengguang, when interviewed by the media, expressed that "this is the child's choice, and we will fully support him," while also acknowledging that they underwent a long period of deliberation before making the decision.