Snooker World Championships: Zhao Xintong advances to the top 16 and Selby passes the first hurdle
2022-04-17 21:41:58Source: China News Network
China News AgencyBeijing, April 17th. On the evening of the 17th, Beijing time, Chinese player Zhao Xintong defeated his opponent 10:2 and advanced to the top 16 of the Snooker World Championship for the first time in his career. Off to a good start. Defending champion Selby advanced 10-7.
The 2022 Snooker World Championships kicked off in Sheffield, England on the 16th local time. The first round was a 10-best-of-19 game and was divided into two stages. As one of the two openers, Zhao Xintong of China, who took the lead, faced Welsh player Jamie Clark. In the first stage, Zhao Xintong played well and took a big lead with 7:2.
In the second stage of the competition a day later, Zhao Xintong, who was more calm, was also more handy. He won 3 games in a row, and finally defeated his opponent 10:2, becoming the first Chinese player to advance in the main competition of the World Championships. This is also the second time he participated in the main competition of the World Championships. In the second round (1/8 finals), Zhao Xintong’s opponent will be the winner of the battle between Murphy and Maguire.
Zhao Xintong, who just celebrated his 25th birthday, is the biggest gain in China’s snooker field this season. In the British Championships last December, he made it all the way to the final and defeated Belgian star Luca Bretcher 10-5, not only won his first ranking title of his career, but also became the first player in three The “post-90s” player who won the championship in the competition, and the youngest British Championship champion since Trump won the championship in 2011.
What is even more surprising is that following 56 days, Zhao Xintong defeated another Chinese player Yan Bingtao in the final of the German Masters, won the second ranking championship, and became the highest ranked Chinese player in the world. At this World Championships, Zhao Xintong, who ranked seventh in the world, went straight to the main competition as a seed player.
Another opener, the defending champion Selby and Jamie Jones, was the only game to finish two stages on the first day of the World Championships. Elby also became the first person to advance to the top 16 of the World Championships.
A total of 4 Chinese players participated in the main competition of the World Championships. Among them, Zhao Xintong and Yan Bingtao (16th), who were ranked in the top 16 in the world, went straight to the main competition as seeds, while Ding Junhui and Lu Haotian made it through the qualifying round. Lv Haotian and Yan Bingtao will appear on the 19th, Beijing time. Ding Junhui, the leading Chinese billiards player who has attracted much attention, will start his debut in this World Championship at 17:00 on the 20th, Beijing time, once morest the “strongest post-90s generation”. ” known as fifth seed Karen Wilson. (Finish)
