Beijing time on April 16, 2022, the snooker World Championship kicked off, the first round of the main tournament, Zhao Xintong's state was bursting, and he played two shots in the first half to break the hundred, leading Jamie Clark 7-2, Zhao Xintong's first victory in Crucible is just around the corner, and it can almost be said that Zhao Xintong has stepped into the round of 16 with one foot.
At this World Championship, four Chinese players were selected for the main tournament, namely seeded players Zhao Xintong and Yan Bingtao, and qualifiers Ding Junhui and Lu Haotian. Zhao Xintong signed the luck, he entered the second half alone, the first round opponent is Jamie Clark, who played the role of the big dark horse at the World Championships, and the bottom half of the district also has O'Sullivan, Sean Murphy, Higgins, Neil Robertson and other top masters, it can be said that the breakthrough is particularly difficult.
However, for Zhao Xintong, the first round of the game is the most important, he must strive to get his first victory in Crucible, and then he can consider the next game. Before the start of the competition, Zhao Xintong attended the media day activities, he was in a good mood, it can be said that he was full of spirit and confidence.
Sure enough, facing Jamie Clark, Zhao Xintong showed strong offensive strength, opening the game with 98 points, 57 points, 73 points in succession, to take a 3-0 lead, which was obviously a perfect start. Although Jamie Clark later won a set, Zhao Xintong returned from a break and returned with another force, playing a single shot of 109 points, 78 points, 103 points in a row, and after breaking the 100 with two strokes, Zhao Xintong was far ahead of him 6-1.
Subsequently, Jamie Clark chased back a set, the last set of the first half, both had some mistakes, Jamie Clark was a little anxious, put the red ball out of the table, Zhao Xintong then won the set, the big score 7-2 lead to end the first half. It can be said that Zhao Xintong's first victory in Crucible is already in sight, and the round of 16 is getting closer and closer to him.
It is worth mentioning that during the competition, as long as the athletes hit a hundred, the sponsor will donate 200 pounds to the child care agency, and Zhao Xintong will use two shots to break the hundred to help the public welfare cause, and the harvest is particularly rich.
In another match played at the same time, defending champion Mark Selby was also in good shape, shooting a single shot of 134 points and 129 points to lead Jamie Jones 6-3, and the second half of this match will also be played on the first matchday, which means that this match will determine the first round of 16 seats at this world championship!