In the early morning of January 4, Beijing time, the first stage of the third group of the Snooker Champions League ended with 12 matches. As a result, the new Keying Championship champion Zhao Xintong was undiminished in accuracy and played the best, first sweeping Selby 3-0, then defeating the second brother Bingham 3-1, and finally beating Xiao Guodong 3-2, and temporarily ranking first in the table with a three-game victory.
Zhao Xintong swept through Selby
At the start of the new year, the Champions League is the first tournament to start this year. Zhao Xintong, who had previously won the British Championship, was full of vigor and spirit, and met the world's no. 1 world championship champion Selby in the first match. Although the clown's defensive skills are still there, Zhao Xintong's firepower is fierce. Many times Selby has defended well enough, but Zhao Xintong can still find a mobile phone meeting with an unreasonable long platform. In the end, the lad swept Selby in three consecutive sets 72(63)-42, 68-65 (58) and 106(52)-0.
Zhao Xintong defeated the Second Master Brother
In the second battle against Bingham, Zhao Xintong continued to maintain a good feel, controlling the rhythm of the game, so that the second master brother could not send out the strength. The second brother was 24-70 behind in the first set, with only 35 points left on the table, and he still did not concede defeat when he was over 11 points, and repeated attempts to do snooker failed. After Zhao Xintong's far platform bo entered the red ball of the Sticker Library, the second master brother directly conceded defeat. In the second set, the second brother found the feel and pulled back a set 100-0. After that, Zhao Xintong did not give Bingham another chance, winning two consecutive sets 89-1 and 74-28, and defeating the second brother 3-1.
Zhao Xintong defeated Xiao Guodong
In the last game against his brother Xiao Guodong, Zhao Xintong lost one set first and then led two consecutive cities to lead 2-1, and in the fourth set, Xiao Jelly equalized 69-49. In the decider, Zhao Xintong once again threatened, defeating Jelly 92-26, thus temporarily ranking first in the group with a record of three consecutive wins. On the evening of January 4, Beijing time, the remaining 9 group matches, 2 semi-finals and finals of the third group will continue. According to Zhao Xintong's state, there is a great hope that he will get the first place in the group and directly advance. Let's look forward to it!