In the early morning of January 31, Beijing time, the snooker German Masters China Derby ended with Zhao Xintong's 9-0 Yan Bingtao victory. After the British Championship, Zhao Xintong won the second crown of his career after 56 days and earned 80,000 pounds of championship prize money!
Zhao Xintong in 1997 and Yan Bingtao in 2000 are both from CBSA World Snooker Academy. In their own words, they are good brothers who play together from childhood to adulthood. After Zhao Xintong won the championship, Yan Bingtao also sent blessings to his good brother Zhao Xintong in the circle of friends for the first time. But there was still a hint of reluctance that could be heard between the words. Maybe he thought he would lose, but he definitely didn't think he would lose so badly. The game is over, Xiao Yan still has to sort out the mood as soon as possible, calm the state, and devote herself to the next training and competition. No one can't fail, and losing doesn't mean anything. Yan Bingtao and Zhao Xintong have already left a strong mark on the historical picture of China's snooker, and I believe that this picture will be more glorious in the future.
Returning to the game, Zhao Xintong played very steadily all night, playing 5 50+ and 100 in 9 innings. In the first set, Zhao Xintong scored 74 points in a single shot, taking the lead in winning the first set. In the second set, after several attacks and defenses, Zhao Xintong won another set 71-38. In the third set, Yan Bingtao only scored 1 point, and Zhao Xintong scored 118 points on a single shot, winning another set 130-1 and leading 3-0. In the fourth set, Zhao Xintong once again blasted a high score, single-shot 82 points, 90-4 to take a 4-0 lead, with a dream start into the break.
After returning from rest, Yan Bingtao's state still could not improve. The speed and accuracy of Zhao Xintong's out of the first four rounds, and the state of the whole person, gave Yan Bingtao a lot of psychological pressure, and it was obvious that Yan Bingtao's face sitting on the sofa was not very good-looking. In the fifth set, Yan Bingtao tried to adjust his state as much as possible, but Zhao Xintong's hand was hot, and after getting started, he scored 89 points and won another set 89-33. In the sixth set, Zhao Xintong scored 68 points and took a 6-0 lead 98-34.
In the seventh set, Yan Bingtao scored a single 60 points, which was his only 50+ in the game, but still lost to Zhao Xintong's single shot 70 points, and the score came to 7-0. After this blow, Yan Bingtao completely lost his fighting spirit, and the eighth game was originally a chance to win the fight, but his whole person's state of the shot was no longer right. In the end, Zhao Xintong won the first half of the game 8-0, which took only 3 hours.
Yan Bingtao's entire state at this time was visible to the naked eye. I can understand Yan Bingtao's inner activities at that time, in other words, it was me, at that moment, I would have the feeling of wanting to suffocate, I would want to escape. As an athlete, Yan Bingtao should not have such psychological activities, but as a 00-year-old child, I understand and feel very sorry for this child. However, the game is like this, in his own words, "the game is to have one person win and one person to lose", face the failure, adjust the state, the courage to fight back, this is the charm of the sport.
In the second half of the game that began at 3 a.m., Yan Bingtao, who was completely stateless, had already judged himself to lose in his heart, and only played one round in the second half, and in this round, Zhao Xintong won 63-31. The moment the score stopped, the score was also fixed on the striking 9-0. I believe that this moment is painful for Yan Bingtao. It's good to lose to other people, to lose to such a familiar friend, presumably he needs a little time to digest and absorb. But that's not a bad thing.
After Zhao Xintong won the Championship, the world ranking entered the TOP16 for the first time, and also won the qualification for many competitions, competing with more people, honing their minds and improving their state. After that, it was obvious that his whole spirit was different. He also won his group in the Champions League, and this time the German Masters won the cup, just 56 days after his British Championship victory.
Yan Bingtao and Zhao Xintong have their own style and attitude from the beginning of chasing the footsteps of their predecessors. China Snooker from all the burdens and pressures on Ding Junhui alone, to now say that a hundred flowers bloom is a bit exaggerated, but always exciting! We also believe that there will be more and better Chinese players' names in the future, appearing on the top 16 list! Seeing that the children are so good, the college also feels very proud and proud! Our efforts and efforts have borne fruit, and seeing the children lift the trophy is our best reward!