Earlier this month, the "Belt and Road" Shaanxi China Taiwan Association Cup National Snooker Team Championship came to an end in Xi'an, and the Shanghai team of professional snooker player Tian Pengfei defeated the Sichuan team led by Zhou Yuelong 4-2 in the final to win the championship. After the game, Tian Pengfei shared his feelings about the trip to Xi'an and a review of the performance at the World Championships.
Zhao Jianbo, Lu Ning, Tian Pengfei (Shanghai team) and (Sichuan team) Zhou Yuelong, Zhang Jiankang, Cai Wei
This is the second consecutive year that Xi'an has hosted the National Snooker Team Competition, and it is the off-season of the World Snooker Tour (WST), Tian Pengfei, Liang Wenbo, Xiao Guodong, Zhou Yuelong and other professional players gathered in Xi'an for this domestic snooker event. In this tournament, Tian Pengfei, Together with Lu Ning and Zhao Jianbo, represented the Shanghai team, and all the way through the barriers, he finally defeated the Sichuan team composed of Zhou Yuelong, Zhang Jianjian and Cai Wei to win the cup.
After the game, Tian Pengfei praised the performance of his teammates and placed expectations on the juniors, saying: "When we lined up in advance, we thought of doubles, and this point is more critical. We let Lu ning play the first game, he has performed well in the professional game this year, reaching the final four in the British Championship, and the performance is stable and close to the top 32. During this time, we have a training and preparation in Shanghai, and the tacit understanding should be longer than that of other teams. ”
"Then the second game is Zhao Jianbo, who also reversed against Zhou Yuelong in a single game after 59 points behind, every ball has a lot of pressure, and he has just played his first professional season. I think Zhao Jianbo is a very potential young player, the mentality on the field is very good, I hope that he can accumulate competition experience in the future, step by step to do a good job, play a good result. ”
Champion Shanghai team
This is the second time that Tian Pengfei has won the cup in Xi'an after 13 years, he shared: "Winning the championship must be very happy, in 2008 I won the national championship in Xi'an, 13 years ago. This time, I represented the Shanghai team and thanked the Shanghai Municipal Association for Taiwan Affairs and the sponsor Fengyuzhu Culture and Technology for their support. ”
"This team competition should be regarded as the most complete gathering in recent years, I was back to the United Kingdom on July 9 last year, after 11 months and nearly a year, I missed china too much, returning to my motherland is very happy, the feeling of returning home is not the same as before, plus everyone gathered together in Xi'an is really very rare, so very happy."
The World Snooker Tour 2020/21 season ended last month, and Tian Pengfei performed consistently well at the Season-End World Championships, beating Billy Kassel 6-3, Arkani Sonshawar 6-4, and 2006 World Championship winner Graeme Dort 10-7 in the qualifying stages, reaching the main world championship for the second time in his career.
Tian Pengfei lost to Higgins in the first round of this World Championship
At the Crucible Theatre, Tian Pengfei met Scottish "wizard" John Higgins in the first round, and was won six consecutive sets by his opponent in a 7-4 advantage, ending the first round 7-10.
"In general, when I played Crucible, the state adjustment was still good, and I also entered the main game, but there are still some regrets, that the ball was overturned by Higgins in the case of a 7-4 lead," Tian Pengfei recalled, "I still had a chance, but I made some mistakes, I lacked experience in playing in the two stages of the World Championships, in fact, the ball was delayed to the third stage, I did not expect this, whether it was mental or physical, it was not adjusted, resulting in a bit of disconnection in the third stage." ”
"The new season starts in mid-July, and I am departing for the UK in August, hoping that the international epidemic situation will also get better as soon as possible."