The 2022 Snooker World Championship is about to start, Zhao Xintong is ranked No. 1 in the world, but after the World Championships, Zhao Xintong has a chance to reach the top of the world's No. 1, but there are 4 prerequisites - Zhao Xintong himself wins the championship, Selby is out of the first round, Neil Robertson stops in the second round, and Trump stops in the top 4.
In the real-time world rankings, 1-10 are Selby, Neil Robertson, Trump, O'Sullivan, Higgins, Zhao Xintong, Karen Wilson, Mark Williams, Sean Murphy, Barry Hawkins.
The World Championships are the most important event in snooker, with the highest prize money, and every professional player dreams of winning the World Championship, but it is very difficult. For example, Ding Junhui, who was formerly no. 1 in the world and won 14 ranking championships, has not won it, and has only reached the final once.
Now, Zhao Xintong has the opportunity to reach the top of the world's No. 1! This season, Zhao Xintong won the British Championship and the German Masters, but his performance was not stable enough. After the World Championships, Zhao Xintong reached the top of the world's No. 1, with 4 prerequisites.
First, Zhao Xintong needs to win the championship by himself, which is the biggest premise, without winning the championship, it is impossible to reach the top of the world's 1st!
Second, the current world's 1st Selby out of the first round, at present, the gap between Zhao Xintong and Selby is somewhat large, if the former wants to reach the top of the world 1st, Selby's first round out is also a necessary premise.
Third, biggest champion favourite Neil Robertson was out in the second round or earlier.
Fourth, Trump stopped in the final four or did worse.
But for Zhao Xintong, there are also its own flaws. First, his state has been unstable, he can win the championship when he is good, and when he is bad, a round of travel is also a frequent occurrence. Second, Zhao Xintong's lack of experience in participating in the Snooker World Championships is his second time in the main tournament, in 2019, Zhao Xintong broke into the snooker World Championship main tournament for the first time, and was reversed by Selby in the first round with a 5-1 lead, and finally lost 7-10.
Historically, Chinese players have never been awarded a world championship. If Zhao Xintong wants to achieve good results, he must relax his mentality and let go of his baggage.