In the early morning of April 23, Beijing time, the 1/8 final of the Snooker World Championship, the second stage of the match between Zhao Xintong and Maguire ended, Zhao Xintong fell behind 5-11, in a desperate situation, in order to reverse the promotion, in the last stage, Zhao Xintong at least had to fight back Maguire a wave of 8-1! It's too hard!
Overall, Zhao Xintong was pinched by Maguire, Zhao Xintong insisted on his own style of play, the ultimate attack, however, Zhao Xintong's accuracy in this game is not good, therefore, many times, Zhao Xintong's attack is called "brainless" by disappointed fans in China, in fact, this is Zhao Xintong, and the newly debuted Trump is very similar, and now, Trump's playing style is more balanced, relying on the ultimate offensive snooker, Zhao Xintong won the two championships of this season's British Championship and the German Masters, and this season ushered in a bumper harvest, Became the post-95 double champion.
In the first stage, Zhao Xintong blasted out a single shot to break 136 points and a single shot 86 points, 72 points, Maguire played a single shot of 107 points and 102 points, as well as a single score of 80 points and 65 points, Maguire maintained a 5-3 lead with the General Bureau.
In the second stage, Maguire won the 9th set to expand the advantage, Zhao Xintong completed the extreme counter-kill in the 10th set when he was overscored, Maguire won the 11th and 12th sets in a row, and the gap between the two was widened to 4 innings. Zhao Xintong scored 72 points in a single shot to win the 13th set. Maguire won the last three sets 70-0, 61 points, 56-42, and the General Bureau led 11-5, with the advantage of six sets!
Now, there are only 2 reversal possibilities in front of Zhao Xintong: the last stage, the counterattack 8-1 or 8-0, against Maguire, who is so sophisticated and brave in this game, it is almost impossible to complete, and the difficulty is too great!
In the history of the 1/8 final of the second round of the Snooker World Championship, with a 6-inning disadvantage to finally complete the reversal, it is only a few, it can be seen that Zhao Xintong's one foot is already outside the cliff.