by Philip Wong reporters@theborneopost.com. Posted on September 23, 2011, Friday
GET IT RIGHT: Ngieng (centre) cue off the ball to officiate the championship. Looking on from right is Wong and Tan.
SIBU: Sibu Municipal Council deputy chairman Daniel Ngieng Kiong Ann said those involved in the snooker fraternity should put in more effort in order to lift the profile of the game.
He said sports like golf or tennis were able to enjoy high profile status because players put lots of efforts to promote the game.
?Sport itself is a dead game. It is the efforts of the players who need to inject and pump in energy and commitment to make the game noble,? he said at the opening of the Central Zone Snooker Championship held at Sibu Cueball Snooker Centre on Monday night.
A total of 48 players from the central zone took part in the week-log contest organised by Sarawak Billiards Snooker Sports Federation (SBSSF).
Players from SMC areas contributed the bulk totaling 31, followed by five players each from Saratok and Matu/Daro, three from Mukah, two from Kapit one each from Bintangor and Sarikei District Council.
Among those at the function included Sibu Division Billiards & Snooker Association president Danny Wong and SBSSF?s deputy chairman David Tan.
?It?s not wrong to love and respect your sport but if you just play the game without putting in efforts to make the sport popular, it is highly unlikely that the sport will become noble,? he said.
Ngieng, nevertheless, expressed his confidence that the intense efforts put forward by the snooker enthusiasts to develop the sport would make the sport a prestigious and a respected game among the population.
He added that sports or any form of games is a good forum for us to grow.
?It not only helps shape our character and develop our mental strength but it is also a good platform to promote friendship and mould us into a better person.?
When a group of people come together to play the same sport, they would talk about the common topics and this in a way help to forge better friendship, he asserted.
Ngieng also reiterated that human beings were always the greatest enemy to themselves.
?When they fail to do well in sports, they tend to blame the tables or the sticks for not working wonder. They will literally blame anything except themselves.? A sportsman with that kind of attitude is doomed to be a failure.?
Ngieng reminded the players not to be afraid to make mistakes but to continue to learn and improve their skills.
?Mistakes and setbacks are the best form of teachers that will help us to improve. In sports, there is no shortcut to success. Throwing tantrums and losing temper after a defeat would not make a champion. The players ought to persevere in order to improve their skills and excel in future championship,? he noted.
On snooker, Ngieng said the sport initially drew flak and received heavy criticism from the people in general.
?People will frown and look at you in a different opinion simply because one visited the snooker centres,? he said.? Ngieng said those perceptions were foregone eras and these days, the sport received equal attention from the authority concerned.? He said the sport was also widely screened through television depicting players in smart dress and bow ties.
?Asian players are also coming up, notably Chinese players and these are signs that the Asian players can offer tough challenge in the international arena.?
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