In the second round of the 2022 World Snooker Championships, Zhao Xintong is about to compete with Maguire for a place in the quarterfinals. In his career, Zhao Xintong has only met Maguire once, and in the second round of the 2016 British Championship, Zhao Xintong lost to Maguire 2-6! At that time, Zhao Xintong was very young, only 19 years old, And Maguire blasted a single pole of 128 points to teach Zhao Xintong on the spot.
However, 6 years have passed, and in 2022, the recent situation of the two has ushered in a complete reversal compared with 2016! Zhao Xintong ushered in a big outbreak this season, winning the first crown of his career at the British Championship, one of the three major competitions, and then winning the second crown of his career in the final of the Snooker German Masters 9-0 against Yan Bingtao, this season is definitely a season for Zhao Xintong to cash in on his talent and have a great harvest. Now, Zhao Xintong is the No. 7 seed of the Snooker World Championship, the top ten in the world, the second in a single season, the hottest player in China's snooker, and the second in a single season after Neil Robertson in the world!
On the other hand, Maguire, who was once the world's top ten player, has been without a championship for 2 years, since replacing Ding Junhui in 2019 to participate in the Snooker Tour Championship and win the championship all the way, Maguire has been until 2022, 2 years of grain, encountered a 2-year championship drought.
It can be said that 6 years of professional snooker training, continuous mental and technical tempering, has made the young Zhao Xintong complete the transformation and become a real master of the professional snooker arena.
6 years ago, Zhao Xintong faced Maguire is undoubtedly a very weak side; however, now after 6 years of fighting again, Zhao Xintong has completed a big turnaround, which is definitely a big hit to win and advance to the quarterfinals! In the first round, with a 10-2 victory over Jamie Clark, Zhao Xintong blasted 8 strokes of 50+, including 2 strokes to break the hundred. Eliminated Murphy 10-8 in the first round, and Maguire only had 5 strokes 50+ and did not break the hundred. The immediate state of the two also supported Zhao Xintong's victory more. Entering the Round of 16 of the World Championships, Zhao Xintong has created a personal history. Next, Zhao Xintong aims to be the top 8, step by step, come on!