On March 7, Beijing time, the first round of the 2022 Snooker Turkish Masters, Zhao Xintong beat Michael White 5-4. In the case of 3-4 behind, Zhao Xintong saved 2 match points for a big reversal. Of course, Zhao Xintong was dissatisfied with his performance, and he made many mistakes in this battle, and he shook his head.
This season, Zhao Xintong has won 2 important championships, he won the British Championship and the German Masters respectively. Zhao Xintong is only 24 years old, but the world ranking has already ranked among the top 10! In this campaign, his opponent is Michael White, from Wales, who is the first post-90s to win the ranking championship. However, Michael White's state slipped badly.
In the first set, Zhao Xintong narrowly won 67-66, but then, Michael White was in excellent shape, shooting 66 and 67 points, and Michael White came back 2-1. Subsequently, Zhao Xintong scored 60 points per shot, and the big score became 2-2!
In the fifth set, both sides made a lot of mistakes, with Michael White winning 77-45. In the sixth set, both sides were also making mistakes, Zhao Xintong constantly shook his head, dissatisfied with his state and performance, Michael White once played a single shot 52 points, but Zhao Xintong stubbornly reversed the innings, 63-52, the big score became 3-3.
In the seventh inning, Michael White won the mobile phone meeting and scored 75 points to get the match point, leading 4-3. On the sidelines, Zhao Xintong was very listless, and it could be seen that his state was indeed average. In the eighth set, Zhao Xintong led 54-5, and the simple black ball did not score, giving the opponent a chance. But Michael White also gave a chance, 82-6, Zhao Xintong equalized, 4-4! In the decider, Zhao Xintong's situation was very good, but the attacking black ball had a low-level mistake, fortunately, the opponent also made a mistake, and Zhao Xintong finally seized the opportunity to win 5-4.
Zhao Xintong outside the arena, the "state" is very good. Coming to Turkey to compete, Zhao Xintong took a group photo with Yan Bingtao and Fan Zhengyi, and the three Chinese snooker stars were in the same frame.
Many fans believe that Zhao Xintong should now stay away from social media, his state is too unstable, when crazy, he can win the British Championship title, or he can sweep Yan Bingtao 9-0 at the German Masters to win the championship. But in the downturn, Zhao Xintong fell in the qualifiers, or a round of travel, which is also a common occurrence. In this game, Zhao Xintong won the thrill. If you want to win the championship, such a state is far from enough.