On January 30, 2022, Beijing time, Zhao Xintong and Yan Bingtao met in the final of the German Masters, which was the victory of China's snooker. After the game, this scene caused a heated discussion, many fans said that China's snooker development momentum is good, young players have made significant progress, in the future, China's snooker may be the same as Chinese table tennis, in this sport to show dominance, because more and more Chinese young people participate in this sport.
In the past, when mentioning China snooker, everyone first thought of Ding Junhui. Unfortunately, Ding Junhui's competitiveness has declined significantly in recent years, and the absolute protagonists of the world snooker stage are O'Sullivan, Higgins, Selby, Trump, Neil Robertson and other world champions. We expect Young Chinese players to accelerate their growth and share the pressure of Ding Junhui, and at this time, Yan Bingtao and Zhao Xintong have erupted one after another.
Yan Bingtao won the Masters championship and achieved a perfect transformation. This season, Yan Bingtao has beaten Selby three times in a row, and he has not fallen behind in the face of superstars such as Neil Robertson and Higgins. Zhao Xintong successfully won the Championship in the British Championship, and in 9 times this season against the top 16 players in the world rankings, Zhao Xintong achieved a record of 8 wins and 1 loss, higgins, Barry Hawkins, Selby, Bingham, Trump, Mark Williams are his defeaters.
In this German Masters, although superstars such as O'Sullivan and Higgins failed to win the main event, the competition was still fierce. Zhao Xintong, who was in the upper half, eliminated Mark Williams and Trump, and won five consecutive sets in the semifinals, beating Richie Wharton. Yan Bingtao, who is in the lower half of the zone, defeated Selby and Mark Allen, and it can be said that Zhao Xintong and Yan Bingtao won the final seats with gold content.
Two young players will be in the final, and although there is only one champion, it is definitely a victory for China's snooker. The excellent performance of the two has triggered heated discussions, and many fans said that the development trend of China's snooker is very good, the participation of young people has greatly increased, and young Chinese players who have entered the professional stage have also achieved quite excellent results. At the same time, the development trend of British snooker looks less than ideal, because the competitiveness of young British players is very average, and there are no new stars that are eye-catching.
This contrast has worried many British stars, and Trump has previously said that China's snooker is developing well, while the British people's enthusiasm for participation is greatly reduced, and young people do not like the sport very much. Therefore, many fans said that as China pays more and more attention to snooker, in the future, more potential players may emerge, sooner or later, China's snooker should also be comparable to Chinese table tennis, in the world series of big packages, now it may be more exaggerated to say it, but there is indeed this trend.
Of course, we have to thank Ding Junhui, who led the development of China's snooker, Zhao Xintong and Yan Bingtao all took Ding Junhui as an example, and many young players also took Ding Junhui as an example, which has led to today's excellent situation. Ding Junhui should not be silent, in addition to congratulating the young Chinese players, he should also try to find his former self, because his results are still the best in the field of Chinese snooker, and we still believe that Ding Junhui can impact the world championship.
Finally, there is a multiple choice question, Ding Junhui, Zhao Xintong, Yan Bingtao or some other Chinese player, who won the World Championship first? This is the beginning, perhaps the eve of a prosperous beginning!