Chinese Nova broke through 100 with two strokes and a high probability of advancing to the round of 16! Zhao Xintong dreams of winning the World Championships. In the first round of the 2022 Snooker World Championships, Chinese rising star Zhao Xintong appeared in the opening match, against the post-90s player Jamie Clark, in the first stage of the game, Zhao Xintong blasted out two shots to break the hundred, leading 7-2 on aggregate, in the 19th round of the 10-win game, Zhao Xintong was only 3 rounds away from advancing to the round of 16, as long as Zhao Xintong remained in shape, winning was a high probability event.
This season Zhao Xintong's performance is very outstanding, won the British Championship and the German Masters two large ranking championships, the world ranking also came to the sixth place, on the contrary, Clark is currently ranked 66th in the world, this season's performance is also very general, and from the record of the two people, Zhao Xintong also occupies an advantage, in this season's Gibraltar Open, Zhao Xintong won 4-1 against Clark, so the two played again, the outside world is also generally optimistic that Zhao Xintong continues to win. The first round of the World Championships was played in a 10-inning 19-game format, divided into two stages, with only 9 innings in the first stage and a maximum of 10 innings in the second stage. After the game began, Zhao Xintong quickly entered the state, with a single shot 98 points to win a set, in the second set, Zhao Xintong's offensive attack did not decrease, played a single 57 points, won another set at 79-16, the third set, Clark made a mistake in the lead, Zhao Xintong played a single 73 points to win, the total score was 3-0.
In the fourth set, Clark took the lead and scored a single 51 points, and then Zhao Xintong made a mistake in the hand, and Clark returned to win a set 76-11. In the fifth set, Clark scored 14 points and made a mistake, and Zhao Xintong fired a single shot of 109 points to win, which was the first time that Zhao Xintong had played a single shot in the world championship to break the hundred. In the sixth set, Clark scored 11 points and made another mistake, and Zhao Xintong shot out a single 78 points. In the seventh set, Zhao Xintong was full of firepower and won with a single shot of 103 points. In the eighth inning, Clark scored a single 67 to win. In the ninth set, Zhao Xintong won the set with multiple starts, thus ending the first stage of the game with a 7-2 lead on aggregate. This article is original by Xiao Lizi, please do not copy or port.
From the current situation, it is only a matter of time before Zhao Xintong advances to the round of 16, as long as there is no unexpected situation, Zhao Xintong should be able to win. It is worth mentioning that before the game, Zhao Xintong was very confident that so far, no Chinese player has won the World Championship, so this will be his greatest dream. Of course, Zhao Xintong also knows that it is very difficult to win the championship, so he thinks that he needs to do two things well, just like the British Championship, fully exert his level, plus good luck. Let's expect Zhao Xintong to continue to make history.