外卡在球类运动中的原意是:向那些本来没有资格参加比赛的选手发的,不依照球员排名,由比赛的主办单位邀请一位或多位球员或球队参加比赛,给予他们外卡参赛资格,这些机会通常给予排名还不够高的年轻球员,或是来不及报名的明星球员以及一些主办国本国的队员。
2005年4月,丁俊晖作为外卡选手参加世界斯诺克台球中国公开赛,赢得了冠军,一家人的巨大付出终于有了回报。
Their 25 tremendous efforts finally paid off in April 2005, when Ding claimed the title of China Open champion as a wild-card 26 entrant.
说到丁俊晖赢取的奖项,许多台球迷们都能如数家珍般地列出来,但很少人知道一开始他只是作为一名外卡选手参加台球比赛。
While many snooker fans may easily list the prizes Ding has won, few of them know that he first entered the field as a 12 wild card.
“我相信这八个选手的自动入选确实给予四张外卡的发放以巨大的弹性,”帕维说道。
"I believe the eight players that have qualified is really going to allow a lot of flexibility for the four picks," Pavin said.
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