The new king ascends the throne! Snooker Championship Final - Zhao Xintong won his first career title 10-5

The 2021 Snooker British Championship came to an end, the final of the two post-95 players battle, Zhao Xintong against Brechel. In the competition, Zhao Xintong performed well, scoring a 120 point and a six-shot 50+, defeating Brechel 10-5 on aggregate, becoming the first three major champions of the post-90s generation and winning the first championship of the individual ranking competition.

Zhao Xintong was in excellent form at this British Championship, beating the top 16 players of Higgins, Lisowski and Hawkins all the way to the final, winning 6-2 and 6-1 in the quarter-finals and semi-finals respectively, reaching the ranking final for the first time in his career. In the final, Zhao Xintong's opponent was Belgium's Brechel, who had previously defeated three top 16 players, Maguire, McGill and Karen Wilson. The two have met four times before, one of which was in a single-time limited time match, Zhao Xintong won one victory and three losses, regardless of the last meeting, in the first round of this year's Welsh Tournament, Zhao Xintong beat Brechel 4-2.

In the final, there were 10 wins in 19 innings, and Zhao Xintong won the first place with a longhand shot and a 79-point clean sheet. In the second set, Zhao Xintong's defensive mistakes gave a perfect opportunity, and Brechel was also hot, blasting a hundred to get 126 points and a clean sheet to quickly equalize.

In the third set, it was Zhao Xintong's turn to quickly get started, scoring 61 points in one shot. Brechel scored 21 points to make snooker with the last red ball. Zhao Xintong solved for the second time, after which the two sides defended for many rounds, Zhao Xintong scored a red ball to a pink ball, and then played the next set at 90-25. In the fourth set, Zhao Xintong scored a red ball on the far platform and defended, and Brechel was awarded 12 points twice to get the powder ball. In a long defensive battle, Brechel scored 33 points to concede a black ball, Zhao Xintong scored 6 bonus ball errors, and Brechel scored 40 points to make it 2-2

In the fifth set after a short break, Zhao Xintong stabilized the situation and went to the next city 3-2 82-17 after several starts. In the sixth set, Zhao Xintong seized the opportunity of the color ball to extend the lead to 4-2 with a 67-40 victory. In the seventh set, Brechel successfully cleared the stage to catch up with the first set 60-47. In the eighth inning and the last inning of the first stage, Zhao Xintong regained his grip and shot a 78 point to win 85-17 to take a 5-3 lead.

In the second stage, Zhao Xintong was full of firepower, playing an 87-point clean sheet in the ninth inning, and the tenth inning blasted out the first personal score of the game to break the hundred, taking 120 points and winning another set, extending the advantage to 7-3. In the 11th set, Brechel scored a 64-pointer to go after the set 71-31. In the 12th set, Zhao Xintong scored another 56 points to win 8-4 69-6 into the intermission.

In the 13th set, Brechel scored 81 points to win 97-13. In the 14th set, the two sides began to fight defensively, and Zhao Xintong seized the opportunity sent by his opponents, scoring 43 points to win 71-19 and win the match point 9-5. In the 15th set, Zhao Xintong won the game with a 99-point shot by a long shot.

In the end, Zhao Xintong defeated Brechel 10-5 on aggregate, winning the British Championship for the first time and his first ranking championship, becoming the first winner of the three major competitions after the 90s, and receiving a championship prize of 200,000 pounds.