The third season of single-handedness ended a focus battle on May 7, with Zheng Yubo and Chu Bingjie, two ace players of Chinese billiards, bringing the first tiebreaker of the year. As a result, Zheng Yubo defeated Chu Bingjie 21-20 and won two consecutive victories.
Heads-up is a Chinese billiards competition jointly launched by Xingpai and Kangxi Shengshi. The small but fine lineup, the format of the whole long game, and the championship prize money of 500,000 yuan make every game have a full gold content.
Entering the third year of single head-to-head, the lineup was expanded to 9 people, the format was adjusted, and the continuous clearance prize was added, and the suspense and excitement of the competition were further upgraded.
This match is a repeat of the single-player finals of the previous two seasons. In the first season, Chu Bingjie won the round robin and won 3-1 in the final; in the second season, Zheng Yubo won the round robin, and the final score was 3-2. Both won their first victories in the new season: Zheng Yubo defeated Dang Jinhu in the opener, and Chu Bingjie defeated Zhang Guanghao on May 6.
At the beginning of the game, Chu Bingjie entered the state first and has been in the leading position. Zheng Yubo stubbornly chased after it and clenched his teeth. When Chu Bingjie was 5-4, the game entered the first timeout, and after returning, the "Chu Bawang" began to attack, once taking a five-set lead. However, with a careless move, Chu Bingjie's consecutive scoring momentum was interrupted, and Zheng Yubo began to fight back and tie the score in the 28th set.
The game has completely entered a white-hot stage. After the two reached a 15-point draw, Chu Bingjie led the way again with a wave of three consecutive whips, but Zheng Yubo also returned a wave of three consecutive whips, and the two sides drew again. In the 37th set, Zheng Yubo completed the third consecutive blow-up, taking the lead for the first time in the game. In the 38th set, Zheng Yubo blew up again, and 20-18 came to the match point first.
In the 39th set, Zheng Yubo rushed the ball and did not score, Chu Bingjie had no danger to complete the pick-up and save a match point. In the 40th set, after a short defensive battle, Chu Bingjie's strong attack failed, but Zheng Yubo also did not complete the clearance. After Chu Bingjie started again, the qingtai was successful, and the first tiebreaker of this season's single pick was born.
The decisive game was thrilling, Chu Bingjie started first, but the strong attack on the library ball did not enter and send out the opportunity. Zheng Yubo did not have a soft hand, resisted the pressure to complete a difficult clearance, and won 21-20 thrillingly.
In the whole game, Zheng Yubo played an excellent data of 7 explosions and 4 catches, and Chu Bingjie also had 4 explosions and 3 access accounts when the kick-off feel was still flat.
On the evening of May 8, the third season of single-handedness continued, and Zheng Yubo and Zhao Ruliang, the leader of the "post-00s", staged a fierce battle. The ball is also a repeat of the final of the 2019 Chinese Billiards World Championships. The first stage has been determined as follows: