On the evening of January 29, the semi-final of the 2022 Snooker German Masters, China's Zhao Xintong faced Richie Wharton, Zhao Xintong was in poor shape 1-3 in the first four sets, and in the fifth set, Richie Walton did not score a green ball, Zhao Xintong staged a single-set reversal, and thus staged a "five-consecutive whip" to win the game 6-3.
At first, Zhao Xintong was not in good shape, and Riche Walton won two consecutive sets to take a 2-0 lead. In the third set, Zhao Xintong scored 78 points to win. In the fourth set, Zhao Xintong's 51-0 situation, there was a mistake, Rich Wharton single shot 66 points to reverse. Rich Wharton took a 3-1 lead.
After a 15-minute break, in the fifth set, Zhao Xintong played on the bench, single-shot 38 points did not have a good chance of K, the red ball in the bag did not score, Richie Walton scored 60 points, the super point green ball did not score; Zhao Xintong single-shot 25 points cleared the stage to 63-60 to stage a single-game reversal. This also became a turning point in the game. Zhao Xintong chased 2-3, and Richie Walton missed the 4-1 situation.
In the sixth set, Zhao Xintong scored 65 points in a single shot, winning 90-31. In the seventh set, Zhao Xintong started three times and won 83-0. In the eighth set, Zhao Xintong scored 72 points and won 94-10. In the ninth inning, Zhao Xintong scored 100 points in a single shot to win the game.