On 17 April 2022, the Snooker World Championships continued, with a second qualifying spot coming out, following defending champion Selby eliminating Jamie. After Jones, Chinese genius Zhao Xintong swept Jamie 10-2. Clark, the first victory to achieve the opening red, this is also the first time in Zhao Xintong's career to reach the World Championship Round of 16, next he will wait for the winners of Murphy and Maguire, Zhao Xintong is expected to achieve another good result.
Zhao Xintong ranked 6th in the world, is the only Chinese player in the top ten, just this season he successfully cashed in his talent, in the British Championship and the German Masters twice won the championship, of which the British Championship is one of the three major competitions, the gold content is extremely high, Zhao Xintong also became the second Chinese player to win the championship in the tournament after Ding Junhui, this year is his first time to become a seed player to participate in the main tournament.
Zhao Xintong's best result at the World Championships was the round of 32, passing the qualifiers to Crucible, losing to Selby in the first round, this time against Jamie. Clark, who ranked 66th, once eliminated Mark. Allen, who advanced to the Round of 16 of the World Championships, had a meeting at this year's Gibraltar Open, when Zhao Xintong eliminated Jamie 4-1. Clark advanced and won easier.
The world championship first round was 10 wins in 19 innings, and after nine innings in the first half, Zhao Xintong led Jamie 7-2. Clark, who led the five innings, led to the loss of suspense in advance, Zhao Xintong played a single 98 points, 73 points, 57 points to win three consecutive innings, the fourth set Jamie. Clark won the fight 76-11, and if it weren't for Zhao Xintong's major mistake in attacking the green ball, the point difference between the two would continue to widen.
After returning from intermission, Zhao Xintong blasted out a single shot of 109 points, 103 points, 78 points to win three consecutive sets, Zhao Xintong bench success rate is high, continuous scoring ability is strong, Jamie. Clark had a hard time getting started and jammed in the eighth inning. Clark scored a single 67 to win back a set, and in the ninth set both sides made mistakes with each other, Jamie. Clark once again gave a big gift, and Zhao Xintong won 63-25 to completely suppress his opponent.
At the beginning of the second half, Zhao Xintong had a problem in the 10th inning, scoring 31 points to move into the defense, and then Jamie . Clark missed the ball, Zhao Xintong got started again, played a single 88 points, but unfortunately the bottom bag powder ball did not score, failed to complete the break of 100, in the 11th set Zhao Xintong played a single shot 82 points, 9-2 to get the match point, Jamie. Clark couldn't do anything about it, and the whole game was one-sided.
In the 12th set, Zhao Xintong played several times to end the game, and finally swept Jamie 10-2. Clark, who qualified for the world championship round of 16 for the first time, waiting for the winners of Murphy and Maguire, no matter who the opponent is, as long as he maintains his current state, he has the opportunity to continue to break through himself, come on!