The first round of the 2022 Snooker World Championships continued, and Ding Junhui, a famous Chinese snooker player who had high hopes, failed to surprise everyone. In the competition with England's Wilson, who is ranked fifth in the world, he finally lost to the opponent 8:10 and missed the Round of 16 of the World Championships, which was also the second consecutive year that Ding Junhui stopped the first round of the World Championships. After the game, Ding Junhui said in an interview that he failed to seize the opportunity, but the game was like this, the result could not be changed, with the company of his family, he had no regrets. With Ding Junhui out, this world championship, Zhao Xintong and Yan Bingtao became the hope of the Chinese team to win the championship.
In recent years, China's snooker development momentum is very rapid, after Ding Junhui, Liang Wenbo, Xiao Guodong and other players, the new generation represented by Zhao Xintong, Yan Bingtao, Si Jiahui, Fan Zengyi and so on has grown rapidly. In the 2021 season, the Chinese team won the British Championship and the Masters. The world's first Selby once exclaimed that Chinese snooker players have long formed a group advantage, and the next decade may be the strongest force in the world snooker arena. At this World Championship, a total of four players from the Chinese team entered the main stage, and the most optimistic ones are still Zhao Xintong and Yan Bingtao.
Veteran Ding Junhui's state fluctuated too much last season, and it was already an unexpected surprise to be able to get tickets to the world championship. However, as the soul of the former Chinese snooker, the outside world is still expected to be able to make a breakthrough in this world championship, and even win the championship. In the first round of the game, facing the powerful Wilson, Ding Junhui played well in the first stage, but in the second stage of the matchmaking competition, the state plummeted. In particular, a few fatal mistakes at the last minute directly led to the victory of the game.
Although he stopped the first round of the World Championships for two consecutive years, Ding Junhui still maintained an optimistic attitude, saying that the loss was actually a chance to win, but it was regrettable that he could not control the mistake and the opponent played better. Ding Junhui also revealed that his wife and daughter are accompanying him to the game, and it is already a happy thing to be with them. Many people believe that in the current state, Ding Junhui is difficult to win the world championship again, and the rest of the time can enjoy the charm of the sport of snooker, and domestic audiences also need to change their mentality and look at the results of the game.
After Ding Junhui is out, Zhao Xintong and Yan Bingtao need to continue to move forward with the hope of the whole team. The two are representatives of the new generation of Chinese snooker and the two highest-ranking players in the world. Zhao Xintong is the British Championship champion and Yan Bingtao is the Masters champion, neither of them has yet won the World Championship. Since the long-term format of the World Championships is different from other sub-station events, for Zhao Xintong and Yan Bingtao, it is not only necessary to maintain sufficient energy and physical fitness, but also to adjust their mentality and avoid interference from external factors. Do you think Zhao Xintong and Yan Bingtao, who have a chance to win the first World Championship trophy?
(Luo Treasurer)