When did Xiao Guodong become a professional player? Where is he from in Chongqing?

The Taiwan Association "hand-picked" to go to the UK for further study, but I embarked on the road of "benefiting".

The name and introduction of Ding Junhui are familiar to all people in China, but Xiao Guodong, who is also a billiards player, I am afraid that everyone knows very little. In fact, this native Chongqing billiards genius has set off a powerful whirlwind in China, and he has been officially "hand-picked" by China Taiwan Association as the key object of China billiards in the future. Perhaps, in the near future, another Ding Junhui will successfully "copy". Now, let's put two billiards masters on the imaginary "PK stage" and see what they have in common and what are the obvious differences. Chongqing's "prodigy" started earlier.

Coincidentally, Xiao Guodong and Ding Junhui are both players with "China characteristics" billiards background, and their billiards enlightenment is more influenced by their families. As a matter of fact, it is a common phenomenon for China players that domestic masters step onto the stage under the influence of their families.

According to the most "official" statement, Ding Junhui first came into contact with billiards at the age of 6 under the guidance of his father who set up a billiards stall. Later, when Xiaoding was 8 years old, his father realized that his son might have strong feelings for billiards, so he began to formally train him more professionally. However, Ding Junhui, who has an excellent sense of the ball, soon revealed his extraordinary talent in billiards. In the next short time, he quickly reached the realm of "playing invincible hands all over the world" in his hometown of Yixing, Jiangsu. /kloc-When he was 0/0 years old, Ding Junhui won a snooker championship in Nanjing, and then Ding's father sent him to Dongguan, Guangdong Province to study the competition, which started the brilliant prelude of China billiards "prodigy".

Judging from the contact time alone, Chongqing boy Xiao Guodong seems to have the upper hand. In Xiao Guodong's memory, he "formed an indissoluble bond" with billiards as early as 5 years old. Xiao Guodong recalled that due to poor family conditions, he lived in Chuqimen. His father set up a "wild pool" which was very common in China in those days, so Xiao Guodong had a "patent" that revolved around the billiard table all day. After much contact, Xiao naturally couldn't help but want to touch two. Under the guidance of adults, Xiao Guodong showed an unusual love for billiards. /kloc-at the age of 0/2, Xiao Guodong, who was already famous in Chongqing, embarked on the same road as Ding Junhui-studying in Dongguan. It is also from this time that Xiao Guodong officially determined his own professional player development path.

Chinese prodigy became famous earlier.

[The finishing touch] From playing "wild ball" to playing "professional ball" for the arena, Ding Junhui and Xiao Guodong actually took the same road in their early years. However, Ding Junhui, who is two years older than Xiao Guodong, became famous earlier. Ding Junhui 13 years old won the Asian Invitational Championship season, and the nickname "child prodigy" was born. Two years later, he became the youngest youth champion in Asia. Xiao Guodong really attracted people's attention, or in the year when he 15 won the second place in the national professional ranking competition.

13 years old, Ding Junhui began to taste the joy of harvest. That year, he won the runner-up in the Asian Invitational Tournament, and the title of "prodigy" spread like wildfire. Ding Junhui won the first Asian Championship for China in 2002 and the World Youth Championship in the same year, becoming the first billiards world champion in China. Ding Junhui won the singles title in the Asian Games at the end of the year, rewriting the history that China didn't have a billiards gold medal in the Asian Games. In 2002, Ding Junhui, aged 15, went abroad to Britain and officially entered the ranks of world-class players.

Small growth is much longer and more tortuous. Before winning the runner-up in the national professional ranking competition in 2004, Xiao Guodong basically had no good results. In 2004, 15-year-old Xiao won the national runner-up, which still attracted the attention of the circle, but in the following year, Xiao encountered a bottleneck in competition. Although he was basically silent for a year and won the second place in the national professional ranking competition in 2006, the limelight was not particularly strong from the outside world. Xiao is really among the best in this year's Asian Youth Championship. Xiao Qiang won the championship, becoming the second China person to win this honor after Ding Junhui. After this war, Xiao 18' s strength was officially recognized in the circle, and he also became a "future star" deliberately created by China Taiwan Association.

Chongqing's "prodigy" has unlimited potential.

18-year-old Ding Junhui has become a world-class master, while 18-year-old Xiao has just made his mark in Asia. However, this is not a problem. According to experts in the circle, Xiao Guodong's potential in billiards is not lower than Ding Junhui's. At present, Xiao has got a "special study visa" to play in Britain, which is an excellent opportunity for him to be promoted.

Looking back on Ding Junhui's growth, the most important step is that he decided to study in Britain when he was 15 years old. The constant collision with the world's top players in Britain has made Ding Junhui grow rapidly. Now, Xiao also gets such an opportunity. In September this year, Xiao Guodong will set foot on the road of studying in Britain, where he will have three years' opportunity to participate in the world's top World Snooker Masters Tour.

In fact, Xiao Guodong has been dreaming of this day for many years. "In fact, when I was very young, I always dreamed of going to England to train and play. It is the place with the best billiards atmosphere and the highest level in the world. Only by integrating into the most advanced environment to exercise can I have the opportunity to take myself to a higher level. " Speaking of the upcoming trip to Britain, Xiao Guodong is looking forward to it.

Speaking of the road to growth, people can't help comparing him with Ding Junhui, a "predecessor", but surprisingly, Xiao Guodong doesn't agree with this. "I never thought of taking the road of Ding Junhui. I think everyone's situation is different. Taking someone else's road may not be successful. I will go my own way. " Xiao Guodong admits that he still has a long way to go: "My dream is of course a world champion. Now I only have the opportunity to participate in the World Tour qualifiers, and I have just become a professional golfer. From now on, I must use my own mentality to compete, do every game well and build confidence! "

If you don't live alone, this is a sign of success. Fortunately, Xiao now has such qualities. We have reason to believe that Xiao Guodong will be thoroughly transformed on the bigger stage of billiards holy land Britain. (Source: Chongqing Evening News)