The Snooker Champions League continued, with Zhao Xintong signing up for the second group and then retiring. Because of the Williams Rui game in the third group, Zhao Xintong got a substitute opportunity and played again. In the game, Zhao Xintong defeated Selby 3-0, then beat Bingham 3-1, and finally beat Xiao Guodong 3-2, temporarily ranking first in the group with a record of three wins and three wins.
In the first game, Zhao Xintong played against Selby and scored a single 63 points to win the first set. In the second set, Selby scored a single 58 points, but was still won by Zhao Xintong 68-65. In the third set, Zhao Xintong scored 52 points and kept a 106-0 clean sheet for Selby. In the second game, Zhao Xintong against Bingham. Zhao Xintong took the lead 71-24 in the first set, and in the second set, Bingham came back and responded with a single shot of 100 points to tie the score. In the third set, Zhao Xintong once again exerted his strength, winning 89-1 and winning 2-1. In the fourth set, Zhao Xintong blasted out a single shot of 73 points to beat Bingham 3-1. After that, Zhao Xintong defeated Xiao Guodong 3-2 to win the civil war, and with the record of three battles and three wins, he temporarily ranked first in the group.
Ronin and Joe Perry had a very serious conflict, but this time the feelings of both sides were relatively stable, and they also greeted each other friendly before and after the game. In the end, it was Runin who beat Joe Perry 3-2. Perry's luck was not so good, with 1 win and 2 losses in the knockout zone. Selby scored 100, 58 and 62 points but still lost to Zhao Xintong and later Ryan Day. Although Bingham blasted out 100 and 55 points, he still lost to Zhao Xintong and Xiao Guodong. After the first day, Xiao Guodong, Selby and Lu Ning all won 2 games and ranked 2-4.
After the game, Yan Bingtao and Ding Junhui were divided into the sixth group and will meet with everyone on January 17. Tomorrow, O'Sullivan and Higgins will play on January 31.
At the same time as the Champions League, the Masters are also in full swing, and the Masters will meet on January 9. There are 2 players from China, both from the CBSA World Snooker Academy, namely Zhao Xintong and Yan Bingtao. Two youngsters, one won last season's Masters and the other has just won this season's British Championship. I hope that the two of them will prepare well for the next game and continue to surprise us.