The World Taiwan Federation announced the top 5 candidates for the best athlete of the season, and Zhao Xintong was listed, and he was shortlisted for the first time. Of course, the biggest favorite is O'Sullivan, depending on whether he can successfully win the Snooker World Championship.
The top 5 candidates are Zhao Xintong, O'Sullivan, Higgins, Trump and Neil Robertson.
This is the first time that Zhao Xintong has been selected as a candidate for the MVP of the World Taiwan Federation season, creating a personal history. Unfortunately, Zhao Xintong performed average at the Snooker World Championships, and in the second round, he lost to Maguire, which was an underdog. Later, Maguire lost miserably to O'Sullivan. Therefore, Zhao Xintong missed a good opportunity to play against O'Sullivan.
Fans can also find that among the 5 candidates, 3 have reached the top 4 of the World Championship, and only Zhao Xintong and Neil Robertson are not in the top 4.
As of now, in terms of season results alone, Neil Robertson is ranked 1st, Zhao Xintong is 2nd, and Chinese rising stars have won the British Championship and the German Masters. However, the Snooker World Championships are underway and the final title attribution will most likely determine the ownership of the season's MVP.
O'Sullivan is the biggest favourite to win the World Championships, and at the moment, he is ahead of Higgins, and the title is the most promising. If O'Sullivan wins the title, he will definitely get the MVP of the season!
Judging from the current domestic voting situation, O'Sullivan ranks 1, 2-5 places are Zhao Xintong, Neil Robertson, Trump and Higgins. As a result, O'Sullivan is very popular in the country. Of course, Zhao Xintong is also the most anticipated new Chinese star, this season, he has achieved excellent results, but there are also many places that need to be improved. When O'Sullivan said anything, Zhao Xintong didn't have to care. For example, O'Sullivan said that Zhao Xintong can win 5-6 world championships as long as he exerts 80% of his potential, which is obviously too much to overestimate Zhao Xintong.
As for Yan Bingtao and Ding Junhui, it takes effort, Yan Bingtao reached the top 8 of the Snooker World Championships, creating personal history, and Hendry believes that he will win the World Championship earlier than Zhao Xintong.
The predecessors are so optimistic that the dispute between Zhao Xintong and Yan Bingtao's Chinese snooker brother will become more and more intense.