Zhao Xintong rushed to the final of the World Championships! VS O'Sullivan was tied after a 2-0 lead

On May 1, Beijing time, the 2025 World Snooker Championship launched the first stage of the semi-finals, Chinese teenager Zhao Xintong played against the famous O'Sullivan, the two sides competed fiercely in the first stage, the first four games ended, Zhao Xintong led 2-0 at the beginning, and then O'Sullivan chased 2 points steadily, and the big score was 2-2 draw, and the two sides entered the break.

In the first two games of the game, Zhao Xintong was more relaxed psychologically, relatively stable in the grasp of the success rate, took the lead in winning the first game and scored 62 points in the second game, although the black ball was not successful, but Zhao Xintong, who had already overscored, took a 2-0 lead over O'Sullivan at the beginning. In the third game, Zhao Xintong still took the lead, but the score was interrupted after scoring 8 points, and then the two began to defend. O'Sullivan took the lead in breaking the deadlock, but he only got 1 point, and then Zhao Xintong started again, and made another mistake after scoring 32 points, this time O'Sullivan seized the opportunity to win the game in one fell swoop, chasing the score to 1-2.

In the fourth game, O'Sullivan's state is getting better and better, he didn't give Zhao Xintong a chance in this game, chasing another game with a single stroke of 50+, the first four games of the first stage of the two sides were tied 2-2, and the two sides entered the intergame break, Zhao Xintong needed to adjust as soon as possible and regain control of the situation. In front of his idol, Zhao Xintong's performance at the beginning was very strong, and I wish him a better performance in the following games.