On April 16, Beijing time, the snooker World Championship was officially launched! In a game played in the first period, China's new brother Zhao Xintong played a very good performance. Facing Clark who broke through in the qualifiers, Zhao Xintong played with ease, leading the opponent 3-1 at halftime, and played 3 consecutive shots of 50+ in the opening game, Clark was once confused and sat on the field and wandered.
Zhao Xintong is currently ranked 7th in the world, while Clark is ranked 66th in the world, and there is a certain gap in the strength of the two. However, Clark eliminated former world champion Dortmund 10-8 in the qualifying decider. Considering that Clark had beaten Mark Allen in the main world championship, Zhao Xintong obviously could not take it lightly. The two had previously played each other twice, and Zhao Xintong had won all of them.
In the first set, Zhao Xintong showed a very good offensive state. Clark made a mistake in the opening game, Zhao Xintong directly started, single shot 98 points, one shot to win. Clark then got up and hit the remaining color balls to warm up.
In the second set, Zhao Xintong scored 57 points in a single shot and then attacked the red ball bottom bag and made a mistake. However, Clark's feel was very bad, and after scoring 16 points, there was a mistake, and Zhao Xintong started to complete the super point again, winning another set 79-16.
In the third set, Clark took the lead, but after scoring 35 points, the offense made another mistake. Zhao Xintong was not polite, directly blasted out a single shot of 73 points, almost a shot to clear the stage, 74-35 to win another set, 3-0 lead.
In the fourth inning, Clarke scored a single 45 points to take a 51-0 lead and then made a mistake in the middle of the attack. Unfortunately, Zhao Xintong only scored 8 points and then made a mistake, and Clark then re-started to complete the super point. Zhao Xintong tried to chase the points, but scored two red balls in one shot and then touched the ball and conceded defeat. At the end of the half, Zhao Xintong led 3-1.