After five days of the first stop of the Chinese Billiards Elite Tour, the final lineup was finally produced, one side is Zheng Yubo, the current leader of Chinese billiards, and the other is Liu Haitao, who has recently recovered strongly, which can be said to be very exciting.
This year's Elite Tour features a format of random draws per round, which allows the strong conversation to emerge early. Zheng Yubo encountered a difficult signing table, the quarter-final and Chu Bingjie met in advance, and the semi-final battle was Zhao Ruliang. No one expected that these two games would go out of a very different trajectory. Zheng Chu fought, the two sides were as expected, but Zheng Yubo was better at the last moment, and the small score passed. Coming to the semi-finals, the century war that people are looking forward to has become one-sided, Zheng Yubo's divine ball continues, playing Zhao Ruliang without temper, and the 19-4 score is unique in any Chinese billiards long-term game in China.
Liu Haitao's entry into the final is a surprise, although he had a good performance in the Chinese Billiards World Championship in his early years, he has not come to the final of the competition for a long time. Last year's Elite Tour and heads-ups, his performance was also very flat. During this game, he lamented that he was no longer young, but he exploded with powerful firepower against a group of players younger than him. Against Lei Yiwei, the representative figure of the "post-00s", Liu Haitao's nine consecutive touches let people shoot the case. In the semi-finals, facing Shi Hanqing, who was in good shape this year, Liu Haitao withdrew Shi Hanqing's counterattack with a calm performance.
The final between Zheng Yubo and Liu Haitao will be played tonight. If Zheng Yubo wins the championship, he will reach the top again after winning the last two races last year. If Liu Haitao wins the championship, it will be a major breakthrough for the veteran. So who is optimistic about winning the championship?