In the early morning of December 13 and the next day, Beijing time, the World Snooker Tour Grand Prix officially began. Chinese youngsters Zhao Xintong and Yan Bingtao have successively played, and one person has successfully advanced to the game. Tonight will begin the second matchday of contention, with players such as Teres Jr. and Higgins coming out.
The Grand Prix is only available to the top 32 players in a single season, so Ding Junhui is not eligible to participate in the Grand Prix this season. The new champion Zhao Xintong lacked some stability after winning the British Championship. Scotland was out early and the Grand Prix was played against Martin Gould for a round trip. We fully affirm Zhao Xintong's strength in the post-90s young players, but still hope that he can continue to hone himself and consolidate his ranking.
Yan Bingtao scored a shot against Mark King to advance to the round of 16. Yan Bingtao is a little younger than Zhao Xintong, but on the world stage, he entered everyone's sight a little earlier. Both players are from the CBSA World Snooker Academy, and last season, Yan Bingtao lifted the Masters Championship trophy, and this season Zhao Xintong won the Championship, and the academy was only one World Championship trophy away from collecting three major competitions. I am very much looking forward to the next competition for the young people.
Looking back at the game, Zhao Xintong took a 1-0 lead at the beginning, a simple mistake in the second set, and There were also mistakes after Gould started, but Zhao Xintong failed to grasp it and was chased by Gould to a 1-1 draw. Coming to the third set, Zhao Xintong scored a single shot of 101 points to take a 2-1 lead again. In the fourth set, Zhao Xintong made frequent mistakes to send Gould a chance, and Gould played several times to make a clean sheet for Zhao Xintong with 121 (75)-0 to pull the score to a 2-2 draw. In the fifth set, Zhao Xintong was still not in shape, and Gould countered the score with a single shot of 52 points, taking the lead into the match point 3-2. In the sixth set, Gould did not give Zhao Xintong another chance, ending the battle with a single shot of 79 points, and the big score was 4-2.
The first round of matches will continue tonight with a Chinese player playing against Mark Allen:
21:00 Barry Hawkins vs Mark Selby
21:00 Rich Wharton vs Stewart Bingham
22:00 John Higgins vs Tom Ford
22:00 David Gilbert vs Ali Carter
3:00 Judd Trump vs Ben Wollaston
3:00 Anthony McGill vs Stephen Maguire
Taking over Neil Robertson vs Noppen Sankham
Take over Mark Allen vs Cao Yupeng