On the evening of April 17, the Snooker World Championships ended a focus battle, the mainland No. 7 seed Zhao Xintong swept qualifier Jamie Clark 10-2 to win his first victory in Crucibles, advancing to the Round of 16 for the first time, and in the next round he will face the winner between Murphy and Maguire. After winning the game, Zhao Xintong was interviewed by the media, the atmosphere was quite cheerful, Zhao Xintong said that he attached great importance to this game, and had lost in a leading way many times before, so this time the second stage was more cautious and satisfied with his performance.
Subsequently, Zhao Xintong said that he liked the place of Crucible very much, hoping to stay here for a long time, and the subsequent games could be played better and better, revealing the desire to win the championship. When talking about the opponents in the next few rounds, Zhao Xintong said that whether it is Murphy or Maguire, the opponent is no longer important, showing super confidence. When the reporter asked about O'Sullivan, a potential opponent in the third round, Zhao Xintong said happily: "I hope there is such an opportunity to face him, and then I also hope that he (O'Sullivan) can "educate" me (hehehehehe)! Then the reporter asked about the situation of the 3 teammates, Zhao Xintong said that they are very strong opponents, Hui Ge (Ding Junhui) is definitely no problem, Lu Haotian and Yan Bingtao, who trained together, have also trained very well recently, and I believe they will win the first game.
Overall, Zhao Xintong's performance in the first round of the game is perfect, and as long as he calms down and nibbles one by one, he will make a bigger breakthrough. Zhao Xintong will rest for four days and start the first stage of the second round at 2:00 a.m. Beijing time on April 21, and the three teammates Ding Junhui, Yan Bingtao and Lu Haotian will appear on April 19 and 20 respectively, wishing them to reach the round of 16 through the first round.