The two 1 4 finals of the 2023 Croatia British Championship were played at the same time and ended in a similar fashion, with China's Zhang Anda and Zhou Yuelong both being reversed by their opponents while leading the game, which made it a huge setback for China. The game started at the same time at 9 o'clock last night, Zhou Yuelong against O'Sullivan, and Zhang Anda against Wafei.
In the opening stages, the situation was not very favorable for the Chinese player, and although Zhang Anda has been leading Wafei in the overall score, Zhou Yuelong fell into a clear disadvantage in the showdown with world No. 1 O'Sullivan.
In the first four games of the first half, Zhang Anda led -1 twice, Wafei twice tied to -2, and Zhou Yuelong had a bad hand in the face of O'Sullivan, and was scored by the opponent with a single shot of 125 points and 68 points in the first two games, losing three games in a row. After a short break, the Chinese athlete's situation began to improve.
Zhou Yuelong scored 89 points in a single stroke, and won four games in a row, from 1-4 behind to 5-4 lead, and at the same time got the match point;On the other side, Zhang Anda maintained the lead and finally won -3 against Wafei. At this time, fans of China's ** Croatia have begun to look forward to Zhou Yuelong and Zhang Anda meeting in the semifinals of the British Championships, and locked a place in the final in advance.
However, the plot quickly reversed!Wafei and O'Sullivan suddenly broke out, Wafei won three games in a row and defeated Zhang Anda 6-4, and O'Sullivan also defeated Zhou Yuelong with a 6-5 reversal, which made China's ** gram suffer a big reversal.
1 4 finals were played at the same time, and many unexpected situations occurred during the period, from the expectation of the semi-finals to the final stage Zhang Anda and Zhou Yuelong were both reversed and eliminated. These two players failed to withstand the pressure to advance to the final four, creating a huge psychological gap for Chinese fans. This series of events was unexpected, and it also made the whole game full of uncertainties.