There was a time when Snooker was seen as something played by British men in the

backroom of pubs. But that image is changing fast as millions of Chinese fans flock to the game.

I'm Stephen Hendry or Hung D'Lei as they pronounce it in China.

Hung Dali!

Many of you will know me as a former world snooker champion.

In fact I won it seven times.

Today I'm going to tell you the story of how Snooker is becoming in China begins in Hong Kong and there's no better example of the changing face of Snooker than that of Hong Kong zone

and Oni oni.

Hi, it's Oni here and I'm in a well pet shops.

And today I'm coming with Mofan.

Mofan is keep eating here. Today I'm coming with Muffin.

Muffin is keeping here.

I think she's really enjoy.

My Muffin.

H-Yhmm.

On Yi is the current world champion and world number one player in the women's game and proud owner of Muffin the Dog.

I didn't think that I will be a world champions when I start to play snooker.

I'm just, I'm just love to game and when I was young I didn't like studying and then

my father was worried and so he started to talk me with him around and then one day and I saw

him at the club competitions with his suit and bow tie then I love the look and I was trying to see myself in that and so I asked my father to teach me how to play.

That's how I start to play.

Onyy has a distinctive look, her funky round glasses, bright

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