Zhao Xintong made his Masters debut! Rush the 7th man in history, or play the derby, Ping Ding Junhui record?

In January 2022, snooker's highlight is of course the second leg of the new season's three major tournaments , the Masters Showdown. Although Ding Junhui fell out of the top 16 and missed 16 consecutive matches, Chinese double stars Zhao Xintong and Yan Bingtao still qualified for the competition and were in the top half. Zhao Xintong, the new king of the British Championship, ushered in the debut of the Masters, and his performance is worth looking forward to.

Zhao Xintong's championship starting point made his peers envious. China's post-90s have never reached the final of the ranking tournament before, but they became famous in the British Championship last year, successively overturning Higgins, Lisowski, Hawkins and other famous players straight to the final, and finally won 10-5 against Brechel to create history, becoming the first post-90s champion of the British Championship. Although Zhao Xintong was criticized for his offensive and defensive style of play, he still insisted, and finally became a winner with accuracy and super power, winning 200,000 pounds of championship prize money, and the world ranking jumped to 9th to unlock the Masters seat, fame and fortune.

Last year's Masters Yan Bingtao debut won the championship, can Zhao Xintong reproduce the miracle of his compatriots? The Masters is a strong duel of TOP16 masters, Zhao Xintong's strength is short and easy to solve the situation, once he encounters a grinding master or chaotic battle, it is easy to stop without continuous attack, which is why he can win the British Championship this season and stage a round trip in other events 6 times. Compared with Yan Bingtao, who has reached the final of the competition many times and has a first-class psychological quality, Zhao Xintong's play is not stable, unless he can maintain the feel to the end, it is difficult to reach the top.

If Zhao Xintong wins the 2022 Masters, he will rewrite a series of records: become the 7th person to win the championship on his debut in the history of the Masters, win the three major championships back-to-back, equal the record held by Ding Junhui to hold the British Championship and the Masters 2 championships, and become the second person in China. Judging from the signing table, Zhao Xintong's first round of duel against Higgins, although the new season 4 Asian kings are strong, but the Chinese Rockets have defeated the opponent in the previous 3 encounters, psychologically dominant. If he passes the first round, Zhao Xintong is expected to usher in a derby with Yan Bingtao, and the winner will be shortlisted for the top 4. After winning the British Championship, Zhao Xintong lost to Gould in the first round of the World Grand Prix 2-4, how did he prove that he was not short-lived? The Masters come up with eye-catching results, come on.