It was alleged that Wenbo had been standing up while his opponent was taking his shot, walking around looking at his opponents shots and waving a large white towel around, which for some, might be seen as off-putting for his opponent, Yu DeLu
The comments on Twitter started yesterday morning when Neil Robertson tweeted;
“Think Wenbo had ants in his pants last night lol when your opponent is at the table you stay in the chair. Sort this out @jasonferguson5.”
Quickly enough, other players started voicing their opinions too, such as Joe Perry who went on to say;
“Personally I think it should be a written rule! When ur opponent is at the table u sit in ur chair! Except when tip tap safety is going on”
“some players shouldn’t be allowed chalk or towels in their seat either!! #strokepullers#youknowwhoyouare.”
Oliver Lines tweeted;
“@nr147 @jasonferguson5 was so bad! In the last frame he (Liang Wenbo) even walked to the table when delu had played a shot to see where the white was!!”
Matt Selt wrote;
“This sort of behaviour should be a straight fine, no ifs or buts. And the towel wiping in the eye line should be the death sentence #stroke
@nr147 @jasonferguson5 unfortunately (Liang Wenbo) did the same in my game, standing up when your opponent is at the table isn’t quiet right.”
Liang Wenbo has always been a character in snooker, often expressing his emotions on and off the table which, at times, may be described as over the top by some.
In this particular case, it seems a few players are fed up with his conduct.
Despite this, Wenbo lost the match 5-4 to Yu Delu on Thursday night.
