On January 30, 2022, Beijing time, the snooker German Masters ended the semi-final competition, Zhao Xintong won 5 consecutive sets after falling behind 1-3, eliminating Richie Walton 6-3 and Yan Bingtao 6-4 mark Allen, and the two Chinese players successfully met in the final.
This year's German Masters, O'Sullivan, Higgins, Ding Junhui and other people have not been able to get a seat in the main competition, originally thought that Trump, Neil Robertson, Mark Selby is the big hit to win the championship, did not expect that the final will be young talents from China: Zhao Xintong and Yan Bingtao, the two passed the barrier and worked together to create new history.
Zhao Xintong eliminated world champions Mark Williams and Trump, and the 5-1 victory over Trump gave him more self-confidence because it was his first defeat of Trump. The semi-final opponent was 39-year-old Richie Wharton, who was supposed to be the biggest dark horse of the tournament as he beat three seeded players, including Neil Robertson, Luka Bracher and Karen Wilson. Of course, Richie Walton has won three ranking championships, and he is indeed very strong.
The semi-finals were a mix of twists and turns, with Zhao Xintong in a poor start and a lot of mistakes, ritchie Walton seized the opportunity to take a 3-1 lead, and in the 6-win game in 11 innings, 3-1 was a big advantage. However, Riche Walton made a low-level mistake when he was about to overtake the score in the fifth set, and Zhao Xintong reversed the fifth set and then blew the horn of counterattack. Apparently, Richie Walton's loss of that colored ball was a turning point in the game.
After that, Richie Wharton made a lot of mistakes, and Zhao Xintong gradually got into a good situation, winning 5 consecutive sets and then completing the reversal to advance to the final 6-3, while Rich Walton missed the final. After the game, Richie Walton gently patted Zhao Xintong's stomach and congratulated him. In an interview, Riche Walton mentioned the mistake, which he thought was a serious blow and then punished, and in a game at this level, such a mistake cannot be made. For Zhao Xintong, Richie Wharton said that he played great things and will have a great future.
Zhao Xintong's opponent in the final was his good friend Yan Bingtao, and nine years later, the ranking final appeared again in the Chinese derby, and there was no Ding Junhui In China derby. Yan Bingtao withstood the pressure, eliminated Mark Allen 6-4, advanced to the final of the ranking tournament for the fourth time, and the defeated Mark Allen was also convinced, he thought he tried his best, but did not play at the best level at the key moment, Yan Bingtao deserved to win, and he and Zhao Xintong became more and more stable.
China Chinese New Year's Eve this day, snooker stage to play the Chinese derby, this is too beautiful thing. China Snooker is making progress and has a better future!