On January 31, Beijing time, the 2022 Snooker German Masters champion was released, and Zhao Xintong swept Yan Bingtao 9-0 and easily won the championship. The game was so one-sided that it was a big surprise. In this battle, Zhao Xintong set 4 major records. The first 2 individual champions, Zhao Xintong only took 56 days, the first person in history. In the world ranking, Zhao Xintong came to the 8th place, creating a new personal high.
In the whole game, Zhao Xintong crushed Yan Bingtao, the former's good state is indeed unstoppable, the first four innings, Yan Bingtao is still resisting, but still 0-4 behind, and then four innings, Zhao Xintong played more and more smoothly, and Yan Bingtao has collapsed. At the end of the first stage, 8-0, Zhao Xintong was only one game away from the championship. After a 3-hour break, the second stage began, and Zhao Xintong won another round to end the game 9-0.
First, he won the championship 9-0, which made Zhao Xintong the third player in history to successfully clean sheet his opponent in the final of the multi-mode ranking tournament. In the past, Steve Davis and Neil Robertson also had such performances, with Steve Davis sweeping Reynolds 10-0 and Neil Robertson beating Zhou Yuelong 0-9. Among them, Zhou Yuelong's fiasco was 2 years ago, the final of the Snooker European Masters, Neil Robertson swept Zhou Yuelong 9-0 with a single 128 and 109 points and a three-shot 50+ super play to easily win the championship.
Second, Zhao Xintong previously won the British Championship and now won the German Masters, which is the first two crowns of his career, but only 56 days apart, breaking the record previously held by Neil Robertson (112 days)! Winning the first crown of the ranking competition, and then the second crown, Zhao Xintong has the shortest history!
Third, Zhao Xintong became the double champion of the post-90s, and McGill, Brechel, and Little White, but Zhao Xintong's double crown contained more gold.
Fourth, Zhao Xintong's world ranking rose to 8th, setting a new career high. Previously, Zhao Xintong ranked 9th.
After winning the championship, Zhao Xintong also received a prize of 80,000 pounds, while Yan Bingtao only had 35,000 pounds, and the difference between the champion and the runner-up was huge.