Hong Kong aiming to produce world snooker champion with help of Judd Trump, Neil Robertson
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Zhao Xintong finally broke mainland China's World Championship duck this year, but Marco Fu Ka-chun's 2006 and 2016 semi-final runs have been the best of it for Hong Kong.
Fu's compatriot Ng On-yee won the most recent of her three women's world titles in 2019.
The former world champion pair of Trump and Robertson, who both have Hong Kong residency, co-founded the Hong Kong Billiard Sports Academy, which was officially opened on Wednesday.
'There's been a gap between Marco and On-yee, and the next talent to come through,' Trump said. 'Maybe that's because there aren't enough snooker facilities in Hong Kong that are right for children.
Neil Robertson and Judd Trump (left and right in the middle) with young players at the academy. Photo: Jonathan Wong
'A lot of clubs are dingy and smoky, so it's nice to open a professional facility to practise.
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