The world's No. 1 upset loses, and the Japanese teenager plays at a super level!
In the early morning of February 22, Beijing time, the sixteenth round of the ** Croatia Professional Golf League finals reached eight into four, Selby led 2-3, but then defeated Barry Hawkins 6-3 in four consecutive rounds, China's only Zhang Anda, under the disadvantage of 5-4, pulled back a city, and defeated Thailand's Sankham 6-5 in two consecutive sets, so far, the top 8 have been determined: Trump, O'Sullivan, Higgins, Mark Allen, Selby, Gary Wilson, Ali Carter, Zhang Anda.
In this World Cup, the comprehensive strength of Chinese players has reached the top 16, Ding Junhui and Zhou Yuelong have been out one after another, Zhang Anda is our favorite to win the championship, and Zhang Anda is the best rookie of this year, he not only won his first championship, but also the third place after Trump and O'Sullivan! In the first match, he met Thai Sankham, who finished 14th in the individual league.
In the first round, Zhang Anda found his rhythm and took the lead with a score of 71 points. But Sancam soon found his form, winning three matches in the first set with a score of 59 and 99 and a strong 3-1 advantage. Zhang Anda regained her rhythm after a short break, and she fought back with a score of 72 points to win three in a row and pull away again at 4-3. Sancam led 5-4 in rounds 8 and 9 with a win of 94,60. Zhang Anda won the 10th game, chasing the score to 5:5 and bringing the game to the extra round. In the final play-off, due to several defensive errors by Sancam, Zhang Anda extended the score to 6-5 with one shot.
In the first round of the World Championships, Selby faced Barry Hawkins, his best ever. As soon as the bout began, Barry Hawkins started his game, winning the first two rounds with 78 points and taking a 2-0 advantage. Next, Selby won two more games to win with 73 points. Barry Hawkins served first and won with 91 points in the fifth game, while Selby won four match points with 56, 66, 75 and 67 points in a single stroke to eventually beat Barry Hawkins 2-3 to reach the round of 16.