On January 31, 2022, the snooker German Masters came to an end, China's Zhao Xintong won nine consecutive sets, defeated his friend Yan Bingtao, won the second ranking championship of his career, and won the championship again after the British Championship, it is worth mentioning that the final 9-0 swept the opponent, such a situation is the first time in the German Masters, Zhao Xintong broke a number of records, and once again made a major breakthrough.
Champion Zhao Xintong got 80,000 pounds in prize money, runner-up Yan Bingtao won 35,000 prize money, after the game to accept the World Taiwan Federation interview, Zhao Xintong first thanked everyone for their support, especially many Chinese fans, have come to the scene to cheer for us, it is a great honor to be able to play the final in the world's best venue, Yan Bingtao did not play well today, he seized this opportunity, indeed very lucky.
Although the final round was not lost, but in Zhao Xintong's view, Yan Bingtao did not play his true level, indicating that he is a very good player, hoping to win the championship next time, for Chinese fans, or look forward to the two will meet again to achieve the package, the latest world ranking, Zhao Xintong surpassed Ma Shu to rise to 8th, Yan Bingtao returned to 13th, have improved.
Yan Bingtao responded for the first time to the final to lose nine consecutive sets, mentioning that Zhao Xintong performed very well, bringing a lot of pressure to himself, resulting in a lot of balls that should not be mistaken, can accept this result, especially enjoy the experience of better friends to reach the final together, although the final 0-9 loss, in his career is still the first time, but Yan Bingtao did not lose grace, took the initiative to congratulate Zhao Xintong on winning the championship, happy for him.
Although it is said that he failed to win the championship, but Yan Bingtao defeated Selby and other famous players, reaching the final is also worthy of recognition, he also created his best results in the German Masters, I believe that his second ranking champion, will not let everyone wait too long, it is only a matter of time, this year's World Championships, I believe that Zhao Xintong and Yan Bingtao, the twin stars, will have more wonderful performances and bring new surprises.
Ding Junhui also issued a dynamic, pointing out that there is no loser in this final, both are very good, congratulations to Zhao Xintong for winning the championship, I hope the two continue to work hard and strive for good results, Ding Junhui is the first Chinese player to win the Championship in the German Masters, when he defeated Trump in the final, although Zhao Xintong and Yan Bingtao performed outstandingly this season, but there is still a big gap from the achievements of a brother.
Next Zhao Xintong and Yan Bingtao want to participate in the Champions League, both of them are promoted to the winner group, continue to attack the championship, the derby will continue, Ding Junhui will compete for the last seat, and O'Sullivan will compete, let us look forward to the performance of Chinese players.