On January 31, the Snooker German Masters came to an end, and Zhao Xintong scored a 9-0 score in the final, scoring the Chinese derby to unlock the second crown of the season. After the game, the World Taiwan Federation announced the latest rankings, Zhao Xintong reached a new high, Yan Bingtao also rose 2 places, and Trump lost the championship and fell to 3rd, which was overtaken by O'Sullivan.
Zhao Xintong, who won 2 consecutive championships in 56 days, gorgeous turned into snooker's popular fried chicken, he insisted on attacking play, defense and chaotic combat ability also improved, continued to exchange talents after winning the British Championship, this tournament 5-3 overturned Mark Williams, 5-1 hanging the former world's first Trump, semi-finals 1-3 behind Richie Walton to open the all-win mode, won 5 consecutive sets 6-3 to defeat the opponent to advance, in the final is 1 set did not lose 9-0 to stop Yan Bingtao, crowned the new king of the German Masters won 80,000 pounds of championship prizes, Fame and fortune.
After the German Masters, Zhao Xintong ranked 8th in the world with 382,500 pounds, an increase of 1 place from the previous period to continue to set a record. Selby, who was killed by Yan Bingtao 4-5 in the second round, is still ranked No. 1 in the world, and the defending champion Trump is overtaken by O'Sullivan, falling from no. 2 in the world to no. 3 in the world, and the new season continues to be the champion of the ranking competition. Ranked 4-7 are Robertson, Karen Wilson, Higgins and Murphy, with the magicians leading Zhao Xintong by less than £10,000 and could be overtaken at any time.
Yan Bingtao reached the final of the ranking tournament for the first time this season, defeated Zhao Xintong 0-9 to finish second and still won 35,000 pounds in prize money, and the world ranking improved by 2 places to 13th. Zhao Xintong and Yan Bingtao are the only two TOP16 double stars in China, Zhou Yuelong is ranked 19th, and Ding Junhui is still in 30th place without change, so it is very difficult to return to the peak. As the world rankings have declined, he has been able to compete in fewer and fewer matches, and his probability of encountering high-ranked players in previous rounds has increased.
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