Zhao Xintong is in danger! 0-2 behind the big dark horse, was bombed 74-9, missed the second title of the season?

On the evening of January 29, the 2022 Snooker German Masters began the first semi-final competition, Zhao Xintong was unfavorable, 0-2 behind the big black Maric Walton, the first set was bombed 74-9, has not yet played a single win, or missed the second crown of this season.

Zhao Xintong is the leader of The new generation of Chinese snooker, breaking through the cocoon into a butterfly at last year's British Championships, all the way through the barriers to finally win the cup to unlock the first championship of the ranking competition, becoming the third Chinese player to win the three major championships after Ding Junhui and Yan Bingtao. At the beginning of the new year, Zhao Xintong won the first place in the Third Group of the Champions League with a record of 8 consecutive wins and was successfully shortlisted for the winner group. After losing to Higgins in the first round of the Masters, Zhao Xintong returned from the German Masters and overturned Trump to advance to the top 4 5-1, showing strong strength.

Ritchie Wharton is the only non-TOP16 player in the round of 4, and the 39-year-old England veteran holds three ranking championships, but his recent status has been mediocre, with only 24th in the world ranking. No one expected that Rich Wharton had a strong start in this tournament, the first round of 5-3 to renovate the Master champion Robertson, the second round 5-2 victory over the Scottish Open champion Brechel, the quarter-final 5-1 light 90 after the 1st person Karen Wilson, turned into the number one dark horse and Zhao Xintong to compete for the right to the final.

Known as the "Chinese Rockets", Zhao Xintong is known for his accurate far-range and super single-shot winning ability, but he did not play the iconic continuous attack in tonight's game, handing over the ball after scoring only 9 points in the first set, and Richie Walton blasted a single shot of 74 points after getting started, 74-9 to make a big win. In the second set, 2 people fell into a fight, Riche Walton scored 17 points first, Zhao Xintong scored 32 points to win, 2 people then attacked and defended each other, Zhao Xintong made a mistake when leading 45-38, and the England veteran completed the red, and scored a pink ball 75-45 in the clear color stage to seal the win. Zhao Xintong was unfavorably behind 0-2, the prospect of qualifying was overshadowed, and he did not bottom out and rebound or missed the second crown of the season.