The crown in the crown is out! Zhao Xintong and Fan Zheng set up a double insurance! Chinese snooker won the first championship of the season
The 2022-2023 season of the professional snooker league will be a matchup between the champions and the crown. The Champions Championship is also the third invitational tournament of the season. The season has ended with two invitational matches, the Mixed Doubles and the Hong Kong Masters. It is a pity that the Chinese snooker team has not been able to achieve the first title of the season this season. However, the Chinese team has finished three runners-up this season. In this battle for the crown, the Chinese Legion is also looking forward to making history again.
In the history of the crown in the championship, the best result of the Chinese snooker team is the final four. The tournament began its first tournament showdown in 2014. However, so far no player from the Chinese snooker team has reached the final of the spectator championship. The two players who represented the Chinese legion in this championship competition are Zhao Xintong and Fan Zhengyi. The two players also stood on the stage of a championship tournament for the first time in their careers. Last season, Zhao Xintong won two titles and won the European Masters. It is also the first time for two players to embark on their journey to the title of the crown. However, Ding Junhui, Yan Bingtao, Liang Wenbo and other famous players did not reach the championship event, which also left some regrets. Zhou Yuelong even passed by again because of the runner-up and champions of the Northern Ireland Open. However, China Snooker dual insurance is still full of competitiveness.
The players who can stand in the championship are unequivocal, and Fan Zhengyi's opponent in the first round is Neil Robertson. In addition, Fan Zhengyi is also in a group with Kyren Wilson and Ryan Day, two champions. It is still difficult to advance from this group to the final four. However, Fan Zhengxi is also expected to be the dark horse of this group. In addition, Zhao Xintong faced Thailand's Wan Harutai in the first round, although the player has a lot of glory in the women's snooker arena and won the women's snooker world championship. However, Wangharu is worthy of this championship competition. The weakest player out of the 16 players. And Zhao Xintong is also expected to win a victory in the journey to the crown in Wangharutai. And Zhao Xintong is also the weakest player drawn in this championship competition. As long as he plays normally, it should not be a big problem for Zhao Xintong to defeat his opponent.
However, Zhao Xintong's opponent in the second round is the winner between O'Sullivan and Milkins. Zhao Xintong also hopes that Milkins can successfully block O'Sullivan. However, it is not easy for O'Sullivan to defeat Zhao Xintong. Selby, the only person in the Champions League who did not win last season and this season, was also lucky, and the opponent in the first round was Veterans World Champion Lee Walker. Reaching the four rounds should be less difficult and potential opponents in the second round are Wafi Ayuri and Higgins. Selby reaching the final four again should not be a big problem. In addition, Trump's first-round opponent is Luca Brecel while Mark Allen and Joe Perry will stage a first-round strong matchup.
