The 2022 German Masters has finally kicked off in anticipation, and the 32 players who have advanced to the main tournament have also arrived at the Berlin Grand Theatre in Germany to compete for the title, but it is a mixed blessing for the Chinese snooker Army.
A total of 8 Chinese players in this Year's German Masters got tickets to the main tournament, but what people never expected was that when they were preparing to leave for Berlin, there were one problem after another, first the young player Gao Yang chose to withdraw from the competition for personal reasons, and then Liang Wenbo was diagnosed with the "new crown" and completely missed the event.
The sudden variables also make many domestic fans worried, after all, the current foreign situation is grim and it is possible to be recruited without paying attention, and Liang Wenbo is suddenly unwell without warning and the final inspection result is negative and helpless to withdraw.
With the sudden withdrawal of the two, only 6 young players left in the German Masters went to Berlin to compete for the championship, namely Yan Bingtao, Zhao Xintong, Zhou Yuelong, Lv Haotian, Zhang Anda and Fan Zhengyi, and the performance of several Chinese young players after the first competition day was also remarkable.
In the first matchday of the German Masters, Zhao Xintong took the lead in facing mark Williams, one of the best players in history, two quasi-degree players of different eras staged a wonderful battle together, and finally Zhao Xintong perfectly interpreted the principle of boxing fear and strength, and defeated Uncle Ma 5:3 to advance to the round of sixteen.
Another match was staged by Zhou Yuelong and McGill, and Zhou Yuelong, who has missed many events for personal reasons this season, has finally appeared in everyone's field of vision, and Zhou Yuelong, who has not played for a long time, still maintains a hot state and easily wins the promotion with a score of 5:2.
In the first game, only One Chinese player, Zhang Anda, suffered a defeat, and in the game, facing Brechel, who has been in a hot state recently, Zhang Anda actually performed well enough, but Brenchel's offensive firepower was fierce and finally ended the German Masters with a 3:5 defeat.
With the retirement of Gao Yang and Liang Wenbo, their respective opponents Trump and Higginson will automatically advance to the round of sixteen without a fight, and then Yan Bingtao, Lu Haotian and Fan Zhengyi will appear one after another.
Zhao Xintong, who won after the first round of the game, also accepted an interview with the organizers, Zhao Xintong said that although he defeated Mark Williams, he still had many deficiencies, and he needed to continue to learn from the top players to make up for it, and bluntly said that he wanted to win more games as soon as possible to impact the second crown of his career.
Objectively speaking, in the case of Ding Junhui, Liang Wenbo and other veterans with the increasing strength of age, Yan Bingtao, Zhao Xintong, these young players must also take on the heavy responsibility of impacting the championship, of course, I also hope that Chinese players in foreign countries can pay attention to safety and maintain health, only in this way can they win more honors of their own.