Beijing time on January 27 news, the 2022 Snooker German Masters began 8 duels, Masters champion, the world's 4th Neil Robertson out, Zhao Xintong eliminated the world's 8th Mark Williams 5-3, Zhou Yuelong also eliminated the player who ranked higher than himself McGill.
Zhao Xintong's opponent was Mark Williams, who once led 3-1 at the British Championship, and Mark Williams single-shot 65 points and 61 points to win two consecutive sets, 3-3! Subsequently, Zhao Xintong blasted out 89 points and 70 points respectively to win 5-3! After the game, Zhao Xintong was very modest, "I hope that the rest of the season can win more games and impact the second crown." I know that there is still a gap with the top players, and I hope to learn from their experience and learn their strengths through the competition. ”
As the British Championship champion, Zhao Xintong ranked in the top 10 in the world, and now, Zhao Xintong shouted out the impact of the 2nd crown, he is very confident in his state.
Zhou Yuelong's opponent is McGill, and in the opening stage, Zhou Yuelong laid the advantage, scoring 96 points, 74 points and 67 points in a single shot, and Zhou Yuelong led 3-0. McGill pulled back a city after that, but Zhou Yuelong won the match point 4-1. In the end, Zhou Yuelong won 5-2, winning relatively easily.
There were also Chinese players out, with Zhang Anda losing 3-5 to Luka Brechel.
The biggest underdog came from Neil Robertson, who lost 3-5 to Richie Wharton as the St. Octopus Masters champion. After the game, Neil Robertson was a little frustrated and shook hands with his opponents.
It is worth mentioning that Ding Junhui did not qualify for this competition, because in the previous qualifying round, Ding Junhui lost 4-5 to Mark Davis. In 2014, Ding Junhui was the champion of the tournament, when Ding Junhui defeated Trump in the final. Also missing out on the German Masters was O'Sullivan, who had lost 0-5 in the previous qualifying match against Iran's go-a-go-a-go-a-go-a-go-o-yyo.
Although the German Masters is not a snooker competition, it is also an important honor, and this competition, Zhao Xintong, Yan Bingtao and other Famous Chinese players will participate.