In the first round of the 2022 World Snooker Championships, Zhao Xintong swept Clark 10-2, easily won the victory, and advanced to the round of 16. Zhao Xintong set 3 records, and he won the first victory of his career at the World Championships. Winning the championship hot list, Zhao Xintong rushed to the 6th, second only to the 5 legendary superstars. Soon, the People's Daily and CCTV also issued congratulations, encouraging Zhao Xintong and hoping that he would continue to work hard. In the quarter-finals, Zhao Xintong will face the winner between Maguire and Murphy.
The game was divided into two stages, the first stage, Zhao Xintong had a clear advantage, 7-2 far ahead. In the second stage, Clark obviously gave up, while Zhao Xintong's state was still hot, this stage of the game lasted less than 50 minutes, Zhao Xintong won 3 consecutive sets, the big score of 10-2 win. In fact, when Clark was 2-9 behind, he had already congratulated Zhao Xintong when chatting on the sidelines.
After the game, Zhao Xintong did not celebrate, but waved to the audience, very calm. Coming to the World Championships, Chinese fans saw a brand new Zhao Xintong, in a fierce state.
Zhao Xintong set 3 records! First, in his career, Zhao Xintong won his first victory at the World Championships. Last time he participated in the main world championships, Zhao Xintong lost to Selby in the first round. Second, after Ding Junhui, Fu Jiajun, Liang Wenbo, Cao Yupeng, Xiao Guodong, Yan Bingtao, Zhou Yuelong and Lü Haotian, Zhao Xintong became the 9th Chinese player to win at the World Championships. Third, Zhao Xintong is the fourth post-90s of the Chinese legion to reach the round of 16 of the World Championships.
Winning the hot list, Zhao Xintong rushed to no. 6, second only to Neil Robertson, Trump, O'Sullivan, Selby, Higgins. Yan Bingtao ranked 8th, and Ding Junhui fell to 10th.
People's Daily and CCTV issued congratulations and sent encouragement – continue to refuel.
It can be seen that in the big competition, Zhao Xintong adjusted his state quite well, this season, Zhao Xintong has won the British Championship and the German Masters championship, and now, Zhao Xintong's goal in the World Championship is also to rush to the championship. He had previously spoken that Chinese players had never touched the World Championships and wanted to realize this great dream.