At 21:00 Beijing time on February 8, 2022, the first round of the World Snooker Players Championship will continue, and Chinese twin stars Yan Bingtao and Zhao Xintong will play. Compared with Yan Bingtao's game, Zhao Xintong's current performance is more exciting. Zhao Xintong will face the "World Championship Evergreen" Barry Hawkins in tonight's game, in the past meeting between the two sides, the two players have played each other for a total of six times, Zhao Xintong has the upper hand with a record of four wins and two losses, and in the game of grabbing six, Zhao Xintong has won two games without losing. Therefore, objectively speaking, in zhao xintong's game against Hawkins, Zhao Xintong still has a very obvious advantage.
Zhao Xintong still has a clear advantage in six battles and four liters
Although Zhao Xintong and Hawkins did not fight much, Hawkins often could not play his due state when facing Zhao Xintong. Whether it was at last year's British Championship or as far away as the 2013 National Championship, Hawkins was defeated by Zhao Xintong. Coincidentally, both of these games are six-stealing matches, and tonight's Players Tournament is also a six-stealing tournament. And since the two players met, Hawkins has not beaten Zhao Xintong in this format. In the record of the two sides, the two players have a total of six matchmaking experiences, and Zhao Xintong has a clear advantage of four wins and two losses. The two games that Zhao Xintong lost were all five-robed formats, so objectively speaking, this player tournament is still very favorable to Zhao Xintong.
Zhao Xintong's competitive state is better than Hawkins
Since the beginning of this season, Zhao Xintong's competitive form can be described as very good, and his offensive mode of quickly resolving battles is very similar to O'Sullivan of yesteryear. Objectively speaking, at this point, Trump is not as good as him. Although Hawkins has often beaten top players since this season, he is still worse than Zhao Xintong. Although the current Performance of Zhao Xintong on the defensive end is still flawed, his overall performance is not bad, because he can rely on his accuracy to establish his own unique tactical system. He may not be able to defend with real top players, but in attack, he has an advantage. It is no exaggeration to say that Zhao Xintong's current offensive level is the level of the world's top three. If he can make some improvements on the defensive end, he could be a real top player. Therefore, from the state point of view, Zhao Xintong still has an advantage.
Zhao Xintong's current confidence is better than Hawkins'
Since winning the British Championship, Zhao Xintong has completed the record for the shortest interval between the first and second titles in snooker history. In fact, Zhao Xintong's current mentality has no baggage, because the gold content of his first and second crowns has made him the most eye-catching presence in China after Ding Junhui. Although his form was a little later than everyone expected, this did not affect his amazing and outstanding. Never be afraid in the face of strong enemies, such a mentality is not available to everyone. In a way, this seems to be the psychological quality of genius. They're not afraid of any golfer by nature, they're meant to be for snooker. Zhao Xintong is undoubtedly such a player, even if his state is not good, he will not be afraid of any opponent. After successfully completing the two crowns strongly, Zhao Xintong's mentality has been completely relaxed. He just looks at how he's in shape and he knows how to adjust himself, so he's always confident in the game. But that's not the case with Hawkins at the moment, as he's always intimidated against players who are really fierce. Therefore, Zhao Xintong is very hopeful to defeat Hawkins again to advance.