In the 1/16 final of the German Masters that ended in the early morning of January 27, 2022, Beijing time, Chinese genius Zhao Xintong defeated Mark Williams 5-3 to reach the round of 16 with a single score of 64, 72, 89 and 70 points. In the other two games, Tom Ford was in full swing, and he scored 104, 76, 88, 53 and 81 points to beat Maguire 5-2 to advance to the third round. In the most interesting first round, Walton successfully advanced by beating Neil Robertson 5-3 with 124, 71 and 79 points. Robertson was knocked out of the round of 16.
Zhao Xintong fired wide to defeat Williams 5-3
In the match between Zhao Xintong and Mark Williams, although Zhao Xintong did not play well defensively, his accuracy can be described as very anti-heavenly. In the first set, Zhao Xintong single-handedly scored 64 points and 79:31 to take a 1-0 lead. In the second set, Williams also drew 1-1 with Zhao Xintong in color 67:31. In the third set, although Williams blasted a single shot of 54 points, Zhao Xintong still staged a single set reversal 64:60 to continue to lead Williams 2-1. Immediately after, Zhao Xintong scored another 72 points to take a 3-2 lead in the fifth set. Although Mark Williams then singled out 65 and 61 points to 88-50, 83-9 performances in two consecutive 3-3 draws with Zhao Xintong. But Zhao Xintong's performance in the seventh and eighth innings was unstoppable, and in the end, he beat Mark Williams 5-3 after winning two consecutive sets at 103:38 and 76:15 with his single score of 89 and 70 points.
Maguire was in a slump to lose 2-5 to Ford
In the match between Maguire and Tom Ford, Ford's performance can be described as very strong, and Maguire's state is a bit sluggish. In the first set, Maguire scored 135 points to take a 1-0 lead. In the second set, Forde single-handedly blasted 76 points to win the set 85-4 to win the set 1-1 with Maguire. In the third set, Forde scored an 88-point clean sheet with Maguire to take a 2-1 lead. In the fourth inning, Forde scored 53 points and 70-4 to take a 3-1 lead over Maguire. In the fifth set, Forde scored an 81-point clean sheet against Maguire to take a 4-1 lead over Maguire to get the match point. In the sixth set, Maguire won 70-47 to make it 2-4 behind Forde. In the seventh set, Forde single-handedly blasted a strong performance of 104 points to beat Maguire 5-2 to successfully advance, and Maguire was upset.
Robertson was in a slump to lose 3-5 to Walton
Although robertson and Walton's match is known as the strongest matchup in the first round of the German Masters, objectively speaking, Robertson's strength is still significantly stronger. But in this game, Robertson's performance was very sluggish. In the first set, Walton scored 70 points to take a 1-0 lead with the next city 70-1. In the second set, Robertson scored 76 points at 80:40 to draw 1-1 with Walton in color. In the third set, Wharton continued to lead Robertson 2-1 at 72:8. Then, Robertson took the lead 3-2 in two consecutive sets at 85-2 and 68-0 to beat Walton. The game went into the sixth inning, and Walton single-handedly scored 71 points to win the game 107-11 to draw 3-3 with Robertson. In the seventh inning, Robertson scored 47 points and made a fatal mistake, and Walton scored a single 79 points to stage a single-game reversal and take a 4-3 lead over Robertson to get the match point at 79:47. In the eighth inning, Walton's form was completely stimulated, and he scored 124 points after beating Robertson 5-3 to successfully complete the promotion.