The first round of the main stage of the 2022 Snooker British Championship ended the competition of four games first, and the defending champion Zhao Xintong, the most anticipated by domestic fans, became the first upset Top 16 seeded player to suffer a round of defeat and was out.
1. Zhao Xintong 2-6 Sam Craigie
For domestic fans, the result of the loss may have been expected, but they did not expect to lose so thoroughly, and friends who stayed up late to watch the game should be well aware of how bad Zhao Xintong's performance was, which was simply helpless and even more disappointing.
Zhao Xintong will face great challenges in the second half of the schedule, because there are too many first-round and second-round trips before that led to a miserable single-season ranking, and if the subsequent matches cannot achieve good results, there is a high probability of missing out on the players' tournament and tour tournament.
2. Mark Allen 6-4 Jordan Brown
The two Northern Ireland stars joined forces to deliver a spectacular performance, with Brown taking the lead in the game to complete a one-shot 80+ to take a 2-0 lead, and then Allen, who gradually warmed up, also did not relent to blast over 100 to equalize.
In the second half, Allen played more and more smoothly, Brown only had the power to parry to support, and finally Allen blasted two over 100 and three par 50+ throughout the game to advance to the round of sixteen, and it is no exaggeration to say that Allen is definitely the biggest obstacle to other players on the way to winning the championship.
3. Karen Wilson 6-3 Matthew Selter
Wilson had a chance to end the match early with a 6-0 clean sheet, but Selt began to give it a free shot in the sixth set and blasted three consecutive shots of 50+ to save three match points, but Wilson withstood the pressure and finally made it 6-3 through a two-shot over 11-shot 70+.
4. Ryan Day 6-2 Jimmy White
From the position of the fans, I still hope that the old White of this group can win, after all, it is not easy to enter the last thirty-two of the British Championship again at this age, but there is indeed a gap in strength, and White can still deal with it in the first three games, and then Ryan Day blasts two shots over 100 to easily advance 6-2.
The results of the four groups of showdowns in the opening game are not too surprising except for Zhao Xintong, and the old white is worthy of awe, and the next second match day Lu Haotian and Ding Junhui will be officially unveiled, who can break through and succeed We will wait and see.
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