On December 13, Beijing time, the Snooker World Grand Prix officially began. In the competition held on the first day, two Chinese players appeared one after another. Zhao Xintong lost 2-4 to Gould, and Yan Bingtao defeated Mark King 4-1 to advance to the next round.
Last week, the British Championship reached the ranking final for the first time, and Zhao Xintong successfully won the championship, and the single-season real ranking came to the first place in the world. Therefore, in this World Grand Prix, Zhao Xintong participated as the first seed. But after winning the debut, Zhao Xintong was in a general state.
In the first two sets, the two sides drew 1-1. In the third set, Zhao Xintong scored a single 101 points, raising the total number of career breakers to 98. But in the following matches, Zhao Xintong continued his personal offensive style, but his state fluctuated, losing three consecutive sets, and finally lost the first round to Gould, who ranked lowest in this game.
Another Chinese player, Yan Bingtao, scored a 111 point in the game. Taking the tempo of the game into his own hands, he eventually beat Mark King 4-1 to become the only high-ranked player to win the match of the day. Unfortunately, due to the defeat of Zhao Xintong, the second round failed to appear in the "China Derby". Yan Bingtao will compete with Gould for a place in the quarter-finals.
Attached results for the 13th:
Zhao Xintong 2-4 M. Gould, M. Williams 4-3 J. Lisowski
Yan Bingtao 4-1 M. Kim, K. Wilson vs. A. Hamilton
![1-1！ The Chinese double star lost for the first time this morning: Zhao Xintong did not have the opportunity to make a big reversal, and Yan Bingtao was punished consecutively![fig]](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAP///wAAACwAAAAAAQABAAACAkQBADs=)