Although the big score is far behind, Zhao Xintong has not given up, and in the third stage, he has recovered strongly and saved 2 match points at one point. For Zhao Xintong, who advanced to the round of 16 for the first time in his career, he still showed obvious progress. Of course, due to the strong attack and weak defense, and encountered Maguire, who played with a good style, Zhao Xintong's out of the game was also due to strength. At the same time that he is out, it also means that he is in a third round of master-apprentice battles with the Rockets.
In the first 2 stages, Zhao Xintong seemed to be stuck in a quagmire, empty and energetic but with nowhere to go. In the face of Maguire, a fierce opponent who has both attack and defense, Zhao Xintong's attack is completely suppressed, and the defensive end is subject to people, so in the case of 3-5 in the first stage, the second stage was further widened by the opponent, falling behind by a score of 5-11. If you want to completely change the passive situation, Zhao Xintong can only take out the super firepower when he won the championship before.
At the beginning of the 17th inning, Zhao Xintong scored a red ball on the long platform, and after 41 points in a single shot, he lost the red ball in the bag, and Maguire seized the opponent's mistake and scored 16 points before doing the ball. Zhao Xintong scored a red ball on the long platform, and then made a fatal mistake, leaving the coffee ball at the top bag. Maguire made a mistake, Zhao Xintong started again, and won the first set of the third stage 82-24, which was a good start for himself. The score was 6-11.
In the 18th inning, Maguire missed the ball, Zhao Xintong started a single shot of 85 points, won with one shot, and completed a clean sheet, and chased another point, 7-11. In the 19th set, Zhao Xintong defended the ball and leaked the ball, Maguire seized the opportunity to thin the red ball in the middle bag, scored 81 points in a single shot, returned a clean sheet, and took the lead in 12-7 to get the match point, and held as many as 5 match points.
In the 20th set, Maguire exploded the ball out of the bottom bag, Zhao Xintong scored on the bench, and the single shot was extended after 67 points, and there was a low-level mistake again, leaving the red ball in the bag mouth, helplessly smiling. Maguire made the global mother ball drop bag and took the initiative to give up the victory. Zhao Xintong chased to 8-12.
In the 21st set, Zhao Xintong did Ann Global Thin, Maguire seized the opportunity to play, but lost the blue ball in the middle bag. Zhao Xintong got started and scored 57 points in a single shot. Maguire made a mistake on the bench, Zhao Xintong started again, 70-7, chased another set, 9-12.
In the 22nd set, Maguire did not hit the mother ball on the stage and fell into the bag again, shaking his head helplessly. Zhao Xintong's offense made a fatal mistake again, and Maguire seized the opportunity to turn into defense after a single shot of 59 points. Zhao Xintong's deep defense leaked out of the middle bag, and Maguire quickly overtook the score, 78-5, the big score was 13-9, and eliminated Zhao Xintong to advance to the top 8. This also means that Zhao Xintong's dream of winning this season's World Championship is shattered.
The data after the game showed that in the third stage of the game, Zhao Xintong was better than Maguire in all the data, showing the recovery of the competitive state, but it was too late. Of course, for Zhao Xintong, being able to advance to the round of 16 for the second time in his career has already performed well, and the tuition fee always has to be paid.
Throughout the season, Zhao Xintong still made a very big breakthrough. First, he won the British Championship and the European Masters, becoming the first post-90s player to win three major championships. Second, he broke through the first round of the World Championships and successfully advanced to the round of 16, setting a career-best result.