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Steve Davis blocked by Chinese iron doorPosted by Tsingsong, April 1, 2005 3:52 PM
 The 2005 World Snooker China Open is the focus for the sports news these days. The reports about 17-year-old Chinese player Ding Junhui are everywhere in most newspapers. One of highlights today is "Ding survives match against wild card player Stuart Bingham of England 5-4, with a superb lucky performance". Another hilarious news came from legendary England player Steve Davis. He retired from the contest due to "physical fitness" problems after a 0-3 loss. What happened to him? Let's see the report from The Beijing News (pictured). Before davis started his game, he was surrounded by lots of snooker fans who asked for his signature. Maybe he concentrated on satisfying his fans too much, so that he did not notice how low the iron door to the arena was. Davis is 1.85 meter tall, but the door is only 1.83. The iron door gave him such a strong kiss, so that he could not help yelling "British curses". The Beijing News did not mention what exactly Steve said when he hit into the door. According to a guard at the arena, the sound of Davis hitting the door was so loud, so it must have caused him a lot of pain. This the "physical fitness" problem which later made him retire from the competition. |
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