Hong Kong snooker players campaign for 2026 Asian Games inclusion as Tier A status ‘hangs in the balance’
- Both Fu and Ng have been rallying their supporters on social media, promoting the campaign logo and asking fans to support
- Billiards and snooker were part of the Asian Games four times in a row from 1998 to 2010, with Fu leading Hong Kong’s haul of four gold, three silver and three bronze medals
Hong Kong’s high-profile snooker professionals Marco Fu Ka-chun and Ng On-yee have joined forces to stop billiard sports from being demoted by the Hong Kong Sports Institute next April.
A new social media campaign #CuesportsNagoya2026 aims to have their sport included in the 2026 Asian Games in Nagoya and as a result halt the HKSI’s decision to demote their Tier A status.
Earlier this month the Home Affairs Bureau’s Sports Commission informed Hong Kong Billiard Sports Control Council that cue sports (billiards and snooker) would be demoted to Tier B if they did not participate in, or expect to participate in, at least three Asian Games or Olympic Games between 2010 and 2030.
After featuring in the 2010 Guangzhou Asian Games, billiard sports will return in 2030 in Doha, but are not yet included in the 2026 edition in Japan. Cue sports will fall short of one Asian Games if they are not included.
Both Fu and Ng have been rallying their supporters on social media, promoting the campaign logo and asking fans to share.