On April 30, Beijing time, a key battle was staged in the 1/4 finals of the World Snooker Championships, and Chinese player Zhao Xintong broke out and defeated Wakelin 13-5 with an overwhelming advantage, and entered the semi-finals strongly.
Although Zhao Xintong is not currently ranked in the world, he received the opportunity to participate in the World Championships Qualifying Tournament, and as a result, Zhao Xintong has made great strides all the way, continued to win and continue to climb new career highs, and has entered the quarterfinals of the World Championships, which is also the best result since Zhao Xintong's World Championships, it can be said that Zhao Xintong's every step forward is a huge progress!
Zhao Xintong's opponent in the 1/4 finals is the single-game limited-time champion Wakelin, the opponent has played well in recent seasons, and can create some surprises from time to time, this season reached the final of the National Championships, lost to Ding Junhui, and came to this World Championships, Wakelin staged upsets one after another, and eliminated the two fierce generals Robertson and Mark Allen home, which can be called a miracle!
After the game started, although Zhao Xintong lost the first game, he immediately staged 6 consecutive strikes to open the distance 6-1, Wakelin overturned the state, and violently counterattacked to recover the three games to 4-6, but Zhao Xintong hurriedly punched again, and once again blasted a 6-0 offensive climax, ending the second stage with 12-4. After the start of the third stage, Wakelin took a game to narrow the score, but in the 18th game, Zhao Xintong won with a single shot steadily, thus killing the game 13-5 and entering the semifinals strongly!
Congratulations to Zhao Xintong, successfully reached the semifinals, set the best record of his career in the World Championships, and hit the next wave of 7 consecutive wins, waiting for the winner between O'Sullivan and Si Jiahui to compete for the finals, maybe we all expect Si Jiahui to defeat O'Sullivan, but it seems to be difficult, O'Sullivan has led Si Jiahui 10-6, and the probability of advancing to the semifinals is very high, so the semi-finals Zhao Xintong and O'Sullivan duel is a high probability event, this is also a much-anticipated quasi-god showdown, let's wait and see!
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