On April 16, the Snooker World Championship will start as scheduled in Sheffield, England, 32 players will fight for the supreme honor of snooker, a total of 10 players will appear in three periods on the first match day, the defending champion Selby vs. Jones, and the mainlander Zhao Xintong's two matches against Clark as the opening match, the second period O'Sullivan against Gilbert, Hawkins vs. Page, the early morning hours of Beijing time Murphy vs. Maguire, while Selby's match produced results, Produced the first round of 16 at the World Championships.
Chinese player Zhao Xintong was pushed to a new height by public opinion after winning the German Masters championship of the British Championship, but objectively speaking, Zhao Xintong's overall strength is still more difficult to make a difference in the world championships of top specifications and intensity, because the world championship is as long as 17 days, requiring the final champion to maintain the best state during this period, but for our young players, first, whether the attack can ensure durability; second, the defense is not rigorous enough, Zhao Xintong's playing style is too dependent on attack, To always maintain the top attack power in 17 days, it is harder than to climb the sky, you always have to have one or two games, or at some stage rely on defense to drag down the game, which is why the world champion rarely has a cold, you may be able to explode one or two cold, but you will not explode 5 consecutive long-term colds.
This is Zhao Xintong's second time to participate in the World Championship main game, Crucible experience is relatively lacking, the only experience is the first round of the 2019 World Championship main round against Selby, the way of playing at that time was more aggressive than now, the opening game against the Sai master to get a 5-1 lead, and then implement the tactical thinking of the attack, but in the face of the Sai master, it is in the long game system, it is so easy to maintain a lasting score, and once their own attack is inaccurate, then the opponent will have the opportunity, and finally the Sai master counter-play 9-2, The score was 7-10 on aggregate. Although the opponent is a qualifier this time, Zhao Xintong still has to remember the lesson that Master Sai gave him, which is a valuable lesson for Zhao Xintong in the World Championships, and the only lesson so far.
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