On January 9, Beijing time, the much-anticipated 2022 Masters Will kick off in London, England, and the much-watched New Generation of China's "Double Heroes" Yan Bingtao and Zhao Xintong will join hands to impact the laurels of the event.
As China's "double jun" Ding Junhui and Fu Jiajun's rare downturn gradually faded out of the sight of Chinese fans, China's new generation of golfers Yan Bingtao and Zhao Xintong came into the eyes of fans in time, and their outstanding performance in 2021 made Chinese fans get some comfort:
Yan Bingtao, who first participated in the Masters for the first time (then ranked 11th in the world), made it all the way to the final at the Masters in January, defeating the "Scottish wizard" John F. Kennedy in the final. Higgins successfully won the championship, becoming the youngest player in the history of the Masters after O'Sullivan, the second Masters champion in China after Ding Junhui, and the first "three major tournament champions" after Zero Zero.
It should be known that China's brother Ding Junhui has won a Masters championship as many as 16 times, obviously, Yan Bingtao is extremely efficient, the first time to participate in the championship, but in terms of age, Ding Junhui won the three major championships at the age of 18, this barrier is afraid that no one in China will be shaken in the next 10 to 20 years.
And the "fast gunner" Zhao Xintong was a hit in the "three major" British Championships at the end of the year, Lian Ke Higgins, little drivers, little monks and other people, the first time to reach the final of the ranking competition to win the championship, coincidentally, like O'Sullivan, with the "three major" British championships as the first professional championship, but also became the third player in China to win the "three major competitions" championship.
Two Chinese youngsters won three major tournaments in the year, which once inspired China's new and old British golfers:
Only perseverance and never give up can create a champion.
But it is regrettable that Zhao Xintong and Yan Bingtao did not divide into the upper and lower half of the Masters, but were in the same 1/4 zone, and if the two broke through the first round mark, they would stage a rare Masters China derby (previously Ding Junhui and Fu Jiajun) to compete for a top 4 seat.
Yan Bingtao's first-round opponent was his old rival, "Golden Left Hand" Mark. Williams, in the final of the 2017 Northern Ireland Open, Yan Bingtao was forcibly reversed by an experienced old horse to lose his first professional title.
The two sides have met 5 times, Xiao Yan is in the inferior position to lose 3 of them, in the game of grabbing more than 6, the two have made 3 moves, Yan Bingtao has won 2 times, and the last 6 match between the two sides is in the first round of the 2018 Players Championship, when lao Ma played Xiao Yan a wave of 5-1, and finally won 6-2 on aggregate.
Therefore, once Yan Bingtao is slow and hot at the beginning, it will be more fierce and less auspicious, and the old horse abandons the Champions League to actively prepare for the Masters, which is not easy for Yan Bingtao to deal with.
And Zhao Gongzi's side may also encounter a vicious battle, facing Higgins in the first round, who is eager to repay the hatred of the British Championship, and was reversed in the case of grabbing the match point 5-3, which is obviously unwilling for the old jianghu Zhang Haigen, and he wants to do another game with Zhao Xintong.
With the technical characteristics of Zhao Xintong, as long as the accuracy is online, who fights with him has pressure, Xiaobian is optimistic that Zhao Xintong's first round is expected to overturn the wizard again, in the game of grabbing 6, Xiao Zhao has the opportunity to adjust the crosshair.
Therefore, the most likely scenarios for the quarter-finals of the first half of this competition are:
Zhao Xintong vs Old Horse, Robertson vs O'Sullivan.
The second half of the area is not easy to guess, Weissai master may reach the top 4, after all, the advantage is too obvious.
If you have to predict the top 4 of this competition, then Zhao Xintong vs Robertson, Xiaote vs Selby, will be the hope of the public, although the editor also hopes that Zhao Gongtong vs O'Sullivan, but Robertson has more advantages in the game of grabbing 6.
What do you think are the Top 4 combinations?