On the evening of April 22, Beijing time, China's Zhao Xintong lost 2-6 to Maguire in the eighth innings of the second stage of the world championship quarterfinals. Coupled with a 3-5 trail in the first stage, the big score has become 5-11, with only two sets left before the exit. As the champion of the Xinkeying Championship and the German Masters, Zhao Xintong was able to beat Clark 10-2 in the first round, why was the second round so different, ups and downs, and became a big score behind and on the verge of being out? There are two key reasons, and there is no hope of overturning without change.
Zhao Xintong was depressed
First, the far platform killer has become the biggest loophole. The reason why Zhao Xintong won the championship twice this season and quickly became popular is inseparable from his remote accuracy and strong attack, which is also his killer skill to win. At the critical time, a precise long platform solves the problem, making the opponent daunted and has nowhere to exert power. But the laws of competitive sports tell us that any player is a man, not a god, not a machine, and even the turnips known as the "Melbourne machine" are fake machines, and no one can always maintain a good state. The same is true of Zhao Xintong.
In the battle with Maguire, Zhao Xintong's far platform was obviously inaccurate and could not be attacked repeatedly. In this case, his far stage became the biggest loophole, leaving a great opportunity after the target ball did not score, and Maguire laughed and won the next set easily. Not allowing once is not terrible, and multiple mistakes will be lost. Again and again, the coat quietly pulled away the score. According to rough statistics, in the 11 innings that Zhao Xintong lost to Maguire, at least 5 innings were taken down by the opponent because of the lack of a distance. Losing one set and winning one set, one loss and one gain is the difference between two sets, which causes Zhao Xintong to fall behind in a big score difference of 5-11 after the first two stages.
Zhao Xintong's mentality was unbalanced
The second is the imbalance of mentality. After the misalignment of the far stage, Zhao Xintong's correct strategy was to stabilize his mentality, change his playing style, and no longer blindly attack and give gifts. In other words, it is that he no longer makes mistakes, patiently maneuvers with his opponents, and grabs Maguire's mistakes. But the young Zhao Xintong obviously did not have enough ability to resist pressure, and he could not hold his breath as soon as the score fell behind. On the contrary, I want to solve the problem with one shot, and the offensive is more fierce. As everyone knows, this has entered the rhythm of Maguire, the whole game is controlled by the opponent, Zhao Xintong is passively beaten, watching the opponent perform on the stage, sitting on the sidelines can only drink dry water.
Zhao Xintong fell behind 5-11 and entered a desperate situation in a 13-win game in 25 innings. It's not terrible to lose, it's terrible to not know where to lose. Judging from the current situation, objectively speaking, Zhao Xintong's hope of overturning the game is very small, but if he does not change the game strategy, it is absolutely hopeless to turn over.
Zhao Xintong fell behind by a big score
In the third stage of the game, Zhao Xintong should be in line with the principle of less loss and win, adjust the way of play, can win a round is a round. Even if he loses in the end, he will accumulate valuable experience for his future trip to Crucible. After all, Zhao Xintong is still very young, coming to Japan for a long time, young is capital, is potential, is hope, and can win the future. Let's look forward to the boys' good performance!