On April 24, Beijing time, the quarterfinals of the Snooker World Championship continued. In the currently concluded match, Zhao Xintong lost 9-13 to Steven Maguire to stop the round of 16, ending the world championship journey early. Yan Bingtao eliminated Selby 13-10 to advance to the quarterfinals.
After the game, Zhao Xintong sent a long text saying:
From start to finish, there were some surprises, the surprise was that I broke the bottleneck and won two ranking championships, but also unexpectedly my aberration in the second round of the World Championships.
After playing the second stage of the game, I told myself that I must break through the shackles of my thoughts, as if the game had been lost. Although the result has not changed, at least I feel that my state has improved today.
Victory is not arrogance, defeat is not discouraged. I still learned a lot of lessons from this defeat, such as how to win the game when I feel completely in the hand, or how to make beautiful snooker in a high-quality duel in a row.
I think I'm still a lot worse. At the age of 25, I let myself mature more and more, so that I can be worthy of so many people who have expectations for me.
Hahahahahaha, this time I have failed to live up to your expectations, Zhao Xintong, who has lost his accuracy, did not win this game for you, but please believe that I will work harder in the future, and I will get up immediately after falling and prove myself again.
The next time, it depends on @Mr_ Yan Bingtao. I'm going to take a vacation and dive in for further study.
In the post-match interview, Zhao Xintong also confessed his heart: "Nervous death, because this is the second time I have played Crucian, the first two stages of Maguire have played very well, giving me not many opportunities." As long as I make mistakes, he can seize the opportunity, and the pressure on me is still quite large. As a result, I had more mistakes in the first two stages, and he played better, so he was ahead of me by a big score. In the third stage, I played more relaxed, after all, he still had two sets to win. Since I have fallen behind so much in the previous two stages, I have played more relaxed in all aspects and played all the balls I want to play, so I have no regrets. ”
This time I entered the World Championships as a seeded player, in fact, I am still very confident that I can win the game, but the opponent played very well, and I tried my best, so I will continue next year. I'm quite satisfied with my performance this season and have used my potential. But there is still a need for improvement, my skills need to be more comprehensive, may have something to do with my style, the attack is more refreshing, more with the first feeling, not as stable as Yan Bingtao and other players. After that I will strengthen myself in this regard, but will not change my style. Through this season, I learned about my shortcomings, where I need to strengthen and stabilize, and accumulated a lot of experience, which is a good thing. Next year will continue to work hard and have better results.