Not long ago won the 2022 Snooker World Championship, all the Chinese participants did not play well as a whole, and all of them have been eliminated, ending this trip to the UK ahead of schedule. Among them, the highly anticipated rising star Zhao Xintong failed to enter the quarterfinals. In fact, before the game, many snooker players were more optimistic about Zhao Xintong, thinking that he had a chance to win the championship, but he still failed to seize the opportunity. After the end of the game, Zhao Xintong could return directly to China, but due to the epidemic, he is now stranded in Sheffield, England.
Zhao Xintong, 25 years old this year, is considered to be the best of the new generation of snooker players, after he won the British Championship and the German Masters, has shown super strength. Before the start of this World Championship, legendary players like O'Sullivan were very optimistic about Zhao Xintong. Zhao Xintong was relatively smooth in the first two rounds of the game, successfully advancing to the round of 16, but in the quarterfinals, he lost to Maguire 9-13. Zhao Xintong's state in this game is very bad, which also reflects that his stability needs to be further improved.
Not being able to make it to the quarterfinals meant he didn't get a higher prize and had to bear all the costs himself. Unable to return to China, Zhao Xintong had to stay in the UK and spend a lot of money every day. And even if you can return to China, the ticket is still a sky-high price. Affected by the epidemic, many international flights have been cancelled, and prices have soared wildly.
And Zhao Xintong also revealed that he is hesitating whether to return to China now, if he returns to China, he needs to face a long period of isolation, which means that he cannot train for a long time, and if he does not return to China, he will face high costs in the UK, which is a headache. At present, the new generation of snooker players has not yet fully grown up, and more experience is needed, hoping that they can withstand the pressure and continuously improve their strength.