Roño Sullivan confirmed he had been working with Zhao Xintong and said he was delighted to see the young Chinese player reach his potential to win the tournament.
The 24-year-old Zhao Xintong has been considered a great player and a talented player since he was a teenager, and this season has finally ushered in a breakthrough in his career - winning the British Championship and then the German Masters.
Although Zhao Xintong lost 3-4 to Jack Jones in this Welsh Open to stop the first round, Zhao Xintong has been trying to continue to improve his skills. Roño Sullivan revealed that he is working with Zhao Xintong and helping Zhao Xintong improve his competitive level.
After beating Ding Junhui 4-2, the 36-year-old Roño Sullivan successfully advanced to the round of 16 and will compete with Rich Walton for the top 8 place. Rogno Sullivan said in an interview: "Zhao Xintong is special, I just helped him a little, he is very talented, some things he only learned once he understood, and I went through two years to learn." ”
"Now Ding Junhui's state is slowly recovering, I am happy for him, and I, like more players, think Ding Junhui will definitely win his world championship." And Yan Bingtao is also good, but I can't help Yan Bingtao, because he and I are not a type of player, I can only help Zhao Xintong, Ding Junhui's technology is already top-notch, especially in Terms of An Global and ball control. ”
In this Welsh Open, Ding Junhui lost 2-4 to O'Sullivan to stop in the round of 16, and Yan Bingtao lost to Rich Wharton and stopped in the round of 16. The 36-year-old Roño Sullivan is still competing at a very high level of snooker, winning the World Grand Prix this season and now the Welsh Open is vying for the 39th ranking title of his career.
Finally, Roño Sullivan said that Zhao Xintong is a special player, but also a player I like, I will always give him unlimited time to guide him, work with him, I get far more pleasure from it than I get from anything else.