On February 3, Beijing time, the 21/22 snooker Champions League championship group duel, Zhao Xintong debuted, the opponent is the legendary superstar Higgins. In the end, Zhao Xintong lost 1-3 and suffered a black opening. In this game, Zhao Xintong's overall feel is not good, the loss is also reasonable, on the sidelines, Zhao Xintong is depressed and cuts his nails. Although Zhao Xintong suffered the first defeat, he still had the opportunity to compete for the championship. After the game, Zhao Xintong was still relatively calm.
Zhao Xintong recently won the German Masters championship, which is the second major championship of his career and the second crown in a single season, which is very eye-catching. World ranking, Zhao Xintong came to the 8th, a new personal high! Higgins is a snooker legend and fans are already very familiar with him.
In this campaign, Higgins entered the form faster, and in the first set, Higgins won 79-0. In the second set, after Higgins made it 60-0, the red ball did not score. Zhao Xintong fought, and the long platform attacked the red ball, but it was deflected a lot. Higgins didn't give another chance, and after scoring 20 points, the inning ended, 80-0, Higgins led 2-0 and got the match point.
In the third set, Zhao Xintong had no way to retreat, Higgins had a calm face, and soon, Zhao Xintong missed the ball again. But Higgins also had a simple chance not to advance, and Zhao Xintong finally pulled back a city, and single shot 79 points to win back a city.
In the fourth set, both sides slipped sharply, and in the end, Higgins scored a red ball, and the situation opened up, and the hope of winning was greatly increased. After that, Higgins did not give another chance, won 3-1, and also won 2 consecutive wins, getting closer and closer to the top 4.
Unexpectedly, China's 3-man rush to the championship, Liang Wenbo took the lead in the first win, he swept Donaldson 3-0. In the first set, Liang Wenbo scored 83 points. In the second set, Liang Wenbo won 85-37. In the third set, Liang Wenbo scored 66 points to win and swept the opponent 3-0! It is not only a personal opening red, but also a chinese legion opening red.
Liang Wenbo won the debut of the championship group, while Yan Bingtao lost 2-3 to Bingham, suffering a major reversal, and Zhao Xintong lost 1-3 to Higgins. There are 3 Members of the Chinese Legion, and only Liang Wenbo won on his debut.