On December 14, Beijing time, the 2021 snooker Grand Prix ended some of the first round of competition in the early morning of this morning.
Among them, Our youngster Zhao Xintong, who has just won the championship in the British Championship, plays, although the Grand Prix is not one of the three major competitions of snooker, but the gold content is not low at all, the participants must be the top thirty-two in the world so far in the season, and Zhao Xintong, who has the first record this season, will meet the thirty-second place Gould in the first round according to the game match, in other words, this is the match of the top seed of a game to meet the last barely promoted player.
However, Zhao Xintong did not play his own level, the first four innings both sides played their own characteristics, the score was 2-2 draw, but then two sets, Zhao Xintong's flawed defense and mother ball control allowed Gould to seize the opportunity, the latter in two consecutive sets to finally lock in the victory 4-2, Zhao Xintong was after the British Championship, encountered the Scottish Open, the continuous round of the Grand Prix, which is a great contrast with his performance to win the championship, making people begin to question whether Zhao Xintong's performance in the British Championship is just a flash in the pan.
Realistically speaking, the first round of the Grand Prix adopts a seven-set four-win system, and snooker's regular number of innings will be slightly less, so the possibility of upset is a little bigger, Zhao Xintong's own problems can not be ignored, it is undeniable that Zhao Xintong's long-stage attack, the difficulty of the ball accuracy and the ability to find opportunities are the world's top, but the control of the mother ball position has not been too delicate, and the space for the improvement of defensive quality is very large, when Zhao Xintong feels hot, he can beat any opponent, But the partial section also made him lack stability.
Therefore, it is too early to say that Zhao Xintong is short-lived, if he can carefully polish his skills on the defensive end, he still has the strength to play an excellent performance in the three major competitions, after all, as long as his talent is played normally, he can still ensure a lower limit, Yan Bingtao, another potential new star in China, belongs to the player of attack and defense balance, today he will take Mark Jin 4-1 lightly to advance, although the age is younger than Zhao Xintong, but Yan Bingtao's style of play is more mature, currently ranked 16th in the world, the future is also full of hope, bless them!