6-5！ Chinese snooker upset again, 12-year-old player makes history Ding Junhui burst into tears after the game
On November 6, 2023, Beijing time, the Snooker International Championship has ended the first day of competition, and good news came from Chinese snooker again, Wang Xinbo and Wang Xinzhong brothers all won, and Wang Xinbo eliminated Ben Wollaston 6-4, becoming the biggest upset on the first match day. Wang Xinzhong, who was only 12 years old, eliminated Gong Chenzhi 6-5 and became the youngest player to win in the ranking match, setting a historical record.
This season, the snooker professional tour returned to China, the heat is extremely high, take the international championship as an example, the world's top 16 masters all participated, Ding Junhui led the Chinese snooker to attack with all his might, the first match day brought a very big surprise, the wild card brothers Wang Xinbo and Wang Xinzhong all won in their debuts, and the elder brother Wang Xinbo played 4 shots of 50+, and eliminated Ben Wollaston 6-4, which can be called the biggest upset on the first day.
The younger brother Wang Xinzhong is only 12 years old, he hit two 50+ shots in the game, and beat Gong Chenzhi 6-5, Wang Xinzhong became the youngest player to win in the ranking tournament, this historical record belongs to Chinese snooker. There is no doubt that Wang Xinbo and Wang Xinzhong brothers represent the future of Chinese snooker, they all have great potential, and only by training hard, constantly improving their comprehensive strength, and playing on the professional tour as soon as possible can they make greater breakthroughs.
Ding Junhui also appeared on the first day of competition, and he was in excellent form, hitting two shots to break 100 and eliminate Ian Burns 6-1. After the game, Ding Junhui talked about Chinese snooker, and he believes that the future of the tour should be the world of Chinese professional snooker players. In addition, Ding Junhui also expressed his hope that through his own efforts, he would pave the way for young Chinese players so that they could participate in more high-level competitions.
In addition, Fu Jiajun, Lu Haotian, and Zhou Yuelong all won on the first match day. Bai Yulu, Tian Pengfei, Gong Chenzhi, and Cao Yupeng were all out of the game. The teenager Wang Xinzhong played a double match in one day, and the second game against Trump was indeed a big gap, losing 0-6, for a young player who is only 12 years old, it is more important to accumulate experience. The first-day players also made it through, with O'Sullivan, Mark Allen, Luca Brecel, Higgins, Ali Carter, Bingham, Lisowski and Barry Hawkins all scoring their first victories in Tianjin.
There was also a big comeback on the first day, when Ross Muir won four games in a row from 2-5 down to eliminate Hussein Wafai 6-5. In the next second match day, the 64-32 game was in full swing, and in terms of Chinese players, Zhang Anda fought Mark Williams again, Zhou Yuelong played against Anthony Hamilton, Wang Xinbo played against Dylan Emery, Xiao Guodong faced Jimmy Robertson, Si Jiahui played against Jack Jones, Ding Junhui and Long Zehuang started the derby, and Pang Junxu and Fan Zhengyi started the derby.
In addition, O'Sullivan, Trump, Neil Robertson, Sean Murphy, Luca Brecel and other famous players will also appear, I wish the Chinese players all the best!