On April 4, 2022, Beijing time, with the end of the Tour Championship, the snooker World Championship seed match was officially released. China's Yan Bingtao is in the top half of the zone, and if he passes the first round, the second round is very likely to play against Selby. Zhao Xintong is in the bottom half of the zone, and the seed player with him is Shaun Murphy.
In the tour final, Neil Robertson reversed Higgins 4-9 behind, and while winning the championship, his world ranking rose to third place, becoming the third seed of the World Championship, and Trump, who fell one place, became the fourth seed of the World Championship. At this point, the first 16 seeds have all been determined, and the seed alignment has also been released.
Top Half: Selby vs. Yan Bingtao, Barry Hawkins vs. Mark Williams, Karen Wilson vs. Bingham, Anthony McGill vs. Trump
Second Half: Neil Robertson vs. Lissovsky, Luka Brechel vs. Higgins, Zhao Xintong vs. Sean Murphy, Mark Allen vs. O'Sullivan
Coincidentally, the two Chinese players were more challenging than the champions and runners-up of last season's World Championships.
During this time, Yan Bingtao was mainly resting, and Zhao Xintong participated in the tour championship, but the first round was reversed by Higgins. Then, Zhao Xintong spent his 25th birthday, wearing a red coat and handsome appearance on the streets of Britain.
The two superstars, O'Sullivan and Ding Junhui, sent their blessings, O'Sullivan wished Zhao Xintong good luck in the World Championships, and Ding Junhui hoped that Zhao Xintong would be smooth and happy, and then work together. So far this season, Zhao Xintong has won two ranking championships, and I believe he can continue to break through and launch an impact on the world championship.
Of course, the World Championships are very variable, take this World Championships, there are also many masters in the qualification tournament, Ding Junhui also has to play the qualifications, there may be many qualifiers to beat the seeded players. In the face of strong qualifiers, Zhao Xintong and Yan Bingtao must also be psychologically prepared, especially Zhao Xintong, who debuted in Crucible as a seeded player for the first time, and the outside world has great expectations for him, these are all pressures, depending on how he digests!