Elephant journalist Zhu Liyan correspondent Jin Li
The 6th CBSA Chinese Billiards World Championship ended the first stage of the men’s and women’s finals on December 14th. In the men’s team, Zhao Ruliang defeated Master john young in the "Master-Apprentice War", and was temporarily ahead of Shen Shenyi who was born after 00 in the final 11-7. In the women’s group, Tang Chunxiao and Liu Xiazhi joined forces in the final, and Tang Chunxiao made a brutal start in the final, leading Liu Xiazhi by a big score.
Another semi-final was played between Shen Shenyi and Xu Tianwei, two "dark horses". With the lead of two games, Shen Shenyi firmly held the advantage in the second stage and never gave Xu Tianwei a chance to approach the gap. At the end of the game, Shen Shenyi became more and more brave, beating Xu Tianwei 21-13, and reached the final of the World Championships for the first time in his career.
In the women’s team, Tang Chunxiao won three games in a row to widen the gap with Zhang Muyan in the case of little stalemate in the first 10 games. After that, Zhang Muyan tried to catch up and once caught up with 8-10. At the crucial moment, Tang Chunxiao paused to hold her ground, and then she won three of the last four games and won 13-9.
Liu Xiazhi’s match against He Xinru was uneventful, and Liu Xiazhi beat his opponent 13-3 after a brief entanglement in the opening.
According to the schedule, the men’s final is 41 wins in 81 games, which is divided into four stages, and the final stage will start at 14:00 on December 16th. The women’s final was 19 wins in 37 games, which was divided into two stages, and the final stage was held at 14:30 on December 15th. The first stage of the men’s final played 18 innings. Shen Shenyi started 2-0, and Zhao Ruliang quickly won three games in a row. After that, the two sides once went hand in hand and the score was difficult to open. At the end of this stage, Zhao Ruliang speeded up and won three games in a row after 8-7, taking an 11-7 lead.
The first stage of the women’s final also played 18 games. At the beginning of the game, Tang Chunxiao felt hot. On the contrary, Liu Xiazhi made frequent mistakes, and Tang Chunxiao kept leading and made a brutal start of 12-0. In the 13th game, Liu Xiazhi finally scored 1 point, but in the face of Tang Chunxiao’s offensive, Liu Xiazhi was always difficult to score a climax. After 18 games, Tang Chunxiao was far ahead with 14-4.
In addition, the women’s third and fourth finals ended last night, and Zhang Muyan beat He Xinru 13-10 and won the third place. John young led Xu Tianwei 11-7 in the first stage of the men’s third and fourth finals.
(Source: Elephant News)