On February 28, Beijing time, the final of the 2022 Snooker European Masters, China's post-00s young player Fan Zhengyi defeated O'Sullivan 10-9 and won the ranking championship for the first time. In just 28 days, we have witnessed 3 Chinese snooker players win the championship. In fact, in just 406 days, since Yan Bingtao won the championship, China's young generation of snooker players can't stop and win consecutive championships, Yan Bingtao, Zhao Xintong and Fan Zhengyi have formed a group advantage.
On January 18, 2021, just when everyone was still distressed by Ding Junhui's downturn, Yan Bingtao, a post-00s generation, rose up and won the snooker Masters championship, becoming the first post-00s to win the three major championships. Since then, China Snooker has ushered in a new chapter.
After that, it is the rise of Zhao Xintong, the 2021 Snooker British Championship, Zhao Xintong won the championship, becoming the third Chinese player to win the snooker three major championships after Ding Junhui and Yan Bingtao. Zhao Xintong's outburst can't stop, just 28 days ago, he swept Yan Bingtao 9-0 at the Snooker German Masters, winning the second ranking championship of his career, and the final of the 2 Chinese players will meet the master ranking competition, which is already impressive.
This time, Fan Zhengyi defeated O'Sullivan to win the 2022 Snooker European Masters, becoming another post-00 ranking champion, and he was younger than Yan Bingtao, and he also became the youngest ranking champion in history. Like Yan Bingtao, it is at the age of about 21 that he has ushered in a breakthrough. Plus the 19-year-old Scarlett won the WSF Championship the day before to qualify for two years. In just 28 days, China Snooker has won 3 consecutive championships, and 2022 has a perfect start!
What's even more amazing is that in just 406 days, because Yan Bingtao, Zhao Xintong and Fan Zhengyi have achieved success, people have completely forgotten Ding Junhui. O'Sullivan also said: "I think Yan Bingtao and Zhao Xintong encourage each other, plus Fan Zhengyi, and a few are eager to try. A lot of Chinese players are practicing in the UK, one after the other, which is good for China, for these youngsters and for snooker. ”