The British Championship is one of the oldest professional snooker competitions in the world, and it is also called the "three major competitions" with the World Championships and the Wembley Masters. Previously, only Ding Junhui and Yan Bingtao of China won the "Three Major Competitions". Zhao Xintong, 24, became braver and braver in the British Championship.
There is no such shining star in the competition. Two finalists, Zhao Xintong and Belgian Bressel, were not even in the top 16 of the world rankings before the competition started. This is the first time in the history of the snooker championship.
But this does not mean that Zhao Xintong's championship trophy is short of gold. Before the final, he showed his absolute strength. Zhao Xintong defeated many masters on the way to promotion and won the top place of 16. Zhao Xintong reversed Higgins after an unfavorable start, losing two games in a row in the quarter-final and pulling six games in a row.
Eliminate Lisowski, ranking15 in the world; Barry Hawkins, ranked 14 in the world, was defeated by 6- 1 in the semi-final battle. No matter the crown of snooker or the British Championship, the gold-lettered signboard of China snooker failed, even being surpassed by youngster Yan Bingtao in the world ranking.
After Ding Junhui ended his journey before this season like a sleepwalker, everyone's evaluation of this veteran was mixed with doubts and helplessness. However, the performances of several newcomers in China team make people shine at the moment, and they have a great momentum of catching up with Ding Junhui.
In this British Snooker Championship, although China team had 26 contestants, it failed to form a group advantage, and Yan Bingtao, Ding Junhui and Liang were eliminated early. When everyone felt sorry, Zhao Xintong, a 24-year-old player from China, surprised everyone with her actions.
Throughout the game, Zhao Xintong perfectly explained what snooker talent is. The super-precision and gorgeous attack made the audience cheer constantly, and Bressel also played well, but he was obviously not as good as Zhao Xintong in this game.
On the whole, Zhao Xintong's style of play is very enjoyable, and he can often find a preemptive opportunity. The long and difficult fairy ball is staggering, but he still has some room for improvement. The details of the defensive end should be better controlled, and the white ball of the offensive end should be more delicate to reduce low-level mistakes.
I believe Zhao Xintong can form a new golden generation of China snooker with Yan Bingtao, Ding Junhui and a group of China snooker teenagers! There are more and more top snooker players in China, especially Yan Bingtao and Zhao Xintong, both of whom are young people in their twenties. I hope they will continue to win more honors in the snooker competition.