On December 14, Beijing time, in the first round of the 2021 Snooker Grand Prix, the top seed Zhao Xintong lost 2-4 to Gould and did not qualify. After winning the British Championship, this was Zhao Xintong's debut, but the 2-1 lead was reversed, becoming the first Chinese out of this competition. On the sidelines, Zhao Xintong was very helpless, and the opponent did perform better. After the game, Zhao Xintong shook hands with the other party with an embarrassed smile, and as the number one seed, he was suddenly out.
Previously, Zhao Xintong won the British Championship championship, so in this season's point ranking, Zhao Xintong ranked 1st! However, to win the Grand Prix, they are all good players, and Gould is like this!
In the first set, Zhao Xintong won 55-29 and led 1-0. In the second set, Gould broke 36-0, although Gould quickly missed the ball, Zhao Xintong got the opportunity, but also quickly broke. In the end, Gould pulled back a city 77-34.
In the third set, Zhao Xintong was full of firepower, scoring 101 points in a single shot, and took a 2-1 lead.
Unexpectedly, the subsequent game was completely controlled by Gould. In the fourth set, Zhao Xintong's bench attack could not be advanced, and Gould scored 45 points. After that, the two sides moved to the defense, and in the end, Gould scored 75 points in one shot, and the big score became 2-2! In the fifth set, Gould scored 52 points in a single shot, and finally went to the next city 82-9, and the big score was 3-2 to win the match point. In the sixth set, Zhao Xintong made a mistake, Gould did not give a chance, the game was not over, Zhao Xintong was already ugly. In the end, Gould scored 79 points and beat Zhao Xintong 4-2!
From 2-1 to 2-4, Zhao Xintong suffered a reversal. After the game, Zhao Xintong showed an embarrassed smile, and Gould was relieved. In this game, Gould won the upset.
After winning the championship at the British Championship, Zhao Xintong made his debut and opened the door black, such a contrast is indeed very large.
Moreover, the game is a 7-game 4-win system, the process is indeed very fast, anything can happen, Zhao Xintong left regrets.
In this competition, Zhao Xintong became the first person out of China's snooker!