In the third group competition of the Champions League that ended in the early morning of January 3 to January 5, 2022, Beijing time, China's Zhao Xintong successfully won the championship with eight consecutive wins in the group competition. He swept Selby 3-0 in the first game, beat Bingham 3-1 in the second game, and then defeated Xiao Guodong 3-2 to complete a three-game winning streak. Immediately after, Zhao Xintong swept Joe Perry 3-0, Ryan Day 3-0, defeated Lu Ning 3-1 and advanced to the semifinals with the first place in the group. After reaching the semi-finals, Zhao Xintong's form was still hot, and he successfully advanced to the final by beating Bingham 3-1 with 138 points, 52 points and 92 points. In the following final, he defeated Xiao Guodong 3-2 to win the group championship.
Zhao Xintong won six consecutive victories in the group to reach the semi-finals of the group
In the third group of the Champions League, Zhao Xintong's performance can be described as very outstanding. He played his fourth game after back-to-back wins over Selby, Bingham and Xiao Guodong. After entering the fourth game, Zhao Xintong swept Joe Perry 3-0 in three consecutive sets with performances of 62:33, 83:22 and 61:57 to win four consecutive games. It was followed by a 122-, 98-, and 100-point run to sweep Ryan Day 3-0 in three straight sets to win the group for five straight wins. After the game entered the sixth game, Zhao Xintong welcomed the challenge of Chinese compatriot Lu Ning. As soon as the game came up, Zhao Xintong seized the opportunity to shoot a single shot with 58 points to win the game 90:0 to take a 1-0 lead. Lunin then pulled back a city with a single shot of 71 points. But then, Zhao Xintong scored 79 points and won two consecutive sets with a super ability to seize opportunities, beating Lu Ning 3-1 to advance to the semi-finals.
Zhao Xintong and Xiao Guodong defeated strong opponents to advance to the final
After reaching the semi-finals, Zhao Xintong faced Bingham and Xiao Guodong played against Selby. In Zhao Xintong's match against Bingham, Zhao Xintong continued to play a good performance. In the first set, Bingham beat Zhao Xintong, who scored 52 points, 74:67 to take a 1-0 lead. Subsequently, Zhao Xintong scored two consecutive sets with a perfect performance of 138 points and 92 points to win the match point 2-1 against Bingham. The game entered the fourth round, and Zhao Xintong won the game 70:22 to successfully advance to the final. In the match between Xiao Guodong and Selby, Selby also suffered a counterattack. In the first set, Xiao Guodong single-handedly blasted a 70-point performance to win the game 81:74 to lead Selby 1-0. In the second set, Selby single-handedly scored 97 points to win the set 121-4 to draw 1-1 with Xiao Guodong. Xiao Guodong then won another set of 131-1 with 52 and 79 points to take a 2-1 lead and get the match point. In the fourth set, Xiao Guodong single-handedly blasted 89 points to win the set 3-1 against Selby and Zhao Xintong to successfully meet in the final.
Zhao Xintong won the championship with a 3-2 victory over Xiao Guodong
After seven matches in the group, Zhao Xintong and Xiao Guodong successfully met in the final of the third group of the Champions League. After entering the final, Zhao Xintong's state was still maintained very well. As soon as the game came up, Zhao Xintong took the lead in playing a good competitive state, and single-handedly blasted 90 points to make a 90-0 clean sheet Xiao Guodong took a 1-0 lead and ushered in the opening red. The game entered the second set, Zhao Xintong's performance was still very strong, he won 60:47 against Xiao Guodong to take a 2-0 lead and successfully won the match point. After the game entered the third set, Xiao Guodong finally found a fiery feel, and he successfully pulled back Yicheng to leave Zhao Xintong 1-2 with his performance of 95 points. In the fourth set, Xiao Guodong's form was still hot, and he single-handedly blasted 96 points and won another set of 2-2 draws with Zhao Xintong in a 96-0 clean sheet. The game entered the fifth set, Zhao Xintong hit the ball without mercy, single shot 60 points and won the game 66:1 to win the game, so as to win the group championship 3-2 to successfully win the group championship and enter the championship group. At the same time, it also helped Zhao Xintong usher in a perfect start to the new year with eight consecutive wins in the group, which is really gratifying.