In a billiards game, controlling the white ball is very important to follow the "line" and not the "point".
This means that on the offensive end, when you score a goal and want to control the white ball to a comfortable position to hit another ball, try to make the white ball finally go in the direction of the goal ball, that is to say
The final path of the white ball before it stops should be as parallel as possible to the direction of the goal ball.
In this case, it doesn't make a big difference whether the white ball moves more or less, and the white ball's placement rate can be increased as much as possible.
The same is true on the defensive end. When you want to defend the white ball to the top bunker, hit it directly towards the top bunker. It is difficult to control the intensity to keep the white ball close to the bunker.
However, if the white ball is allowed to hit a few more silos and move closer to the top silo in a zigzag shape, then more or less force will be used. The white ball will not be too far away from the top silo, which will increase your defensive success rate.
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Ling Zhi has watched some of Coach Xingchen's live broadcasts and received coaching from Coach Xingchen in person on "line routing", so he is not unfamiliar with the theory in this area, but he lacks actual practice.
And just now, he hit the line he wanted in a very quiet state!
The line is not bad at all, and the strength is just right. Although it takes some luck to get Snooker, Alexander will still have a headache even if he doesn't!
Sure enough, after the shot, Alexander gently tapped the table with his right hand to express his appreciation for the shot. This is a rare thing!
You know, without his left hand, Alexander basically has no other additional actions except hitting the ball, because it is very inconvenient for him.
But Lexus's defense made Alexander put down the club and knock on the table. It's self-evident what this means.
Soon, Alexander picked up the cue again, frowned, and walked back and forth around the table for several rounds. Finally, as if he had made up his mind, he shot the white ball in one direction.
However, when there are many red balls scattered on the table, it is very difficult to find a clear safe route. Moreover, it is necessary to ensure that Lingzhi does not miss the opportunity after getting the red ball, which further increases the difficulty of understanding the ball.
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Sure enough, Alexander originally wanted to solve a red ball on the edge of the bottom bank to ensure the safety of the white ball to the greatest extent. However, the white ball went through many difficulties and obstacles and finally hit a red ball in the middle of the table. Although there was no foul,
A large red ball was missed.
Ling Zhi ignored his joy and stepped forward to observe the situation on the table. He first cleared the red balls near the left and right bottom pockets around the black balls to free up the black ball's goal line. The rest was easy.
As the red balls fell into the bag one after another, Lexus even found the perfect touch when practicing snake color!
In the end, Lexus ended the series with 62 points in a single stroke. This was the highest single score scored by Lexus in a single game!
However, there is no overscore yet. There are still 5 sticker red balls left on the table. Alexander can get up to 67 points. If Alexander collects all the remaining points on the table, Lexus still cannot win this game.
The victory of the game.
But in fact this is a small probability event.
Not to mention whether Alexander can successfully score all five red balls, even if he can score, if he cannot get the high-scoring colored balls later, the final score will still not be enough to surpass Lexus' 62 points.
In the end, it's still useless work.
However, Alexander did not intend to give up easily. He was trying to open the red balls near the library one by one to create more opportunities for himself.
But Lingzhi obviously will not sit back and watch Alexander's layout. He is also constantly trying to attack difficult shots on the long table, hoping to overtake the score as soon as possible.
It's just that in the current relaxed state, Lexus still can't score a single shot, which shows that his long-range accuracy is really not good.
After a period of defensive battle, Alexander finally leaked a relatively simple red ball in the pocket. Lingzhi did not hesitate and gently pushed the red ball forward to achieve the over-score!
Alexander did not insist anymore and nodded directly to the referee to admit defeat.
He put the club in front of his seat, strode towards Ling Zhi, shook hands with Ling Zhi, and rarely said a few words:
"Your defense is very rigorous and very patient. Your hitting even reminds me of my mentor. If you keep working hard, I believe that one day, you can even reach the heights like him."
Seeing Alexander wearing a foreigner's face and speaking in Chinese with a clear accent, Ling Zhi was still a little uncomfortable with it, but this did not prevent him from saying a few words modestly:
"No, no, you have given me the award."
To put it nicely, it means that you are defensively good, but to put it in a bad way, it means that you are timid and do not dare to attack because you are afraid of making mistakes.
But on the field, it doesn’t matter whether it sounds good or bad. Even if you win the game with the highest score of 20 points in a single stroke, it is still better than losing the game after your opponent scored 147 in two strokes.
"Strict defense? Oh, can't you see that this kid can do nothing but defense?"
An inappropriate voice broke in, and Ling Zhi didn't even turn his head, knowing that it must be Jin Zhen who was making sarcastic remarks.
"By the way, why did you guys play for so long? It's almost 6 o'clock. You guys played 5 games for 3 hours. Aren't you tired?"
Naturally, Ling Zhi was too lazy to start a war of words with Jin Zhen. He smiled at Alexander and planned to leave, but what Alexander said next was beyond his expectation:
"I seem to have seen you. I forgot the specific time, but I remember it was in Xiecheng, Eagle Country. You seemed to have lost to my mentor 0:6 in the qualifying round of the World Championships. I was sitting there at that time.
In the audience.”
Alexander looked at Jin Zhen, smiled, and said to him.
After hearing these words, Jin Zhen's expression changed, and it seemed that something bad was hidden deep in his heart. He quickly denied it:
"I...I have never been to Xie City. You must have remembered wrongly."
"Oh? Really."
Alexander did not continue to ask, he turned his head and smiled at Ling Zhi:
"If you have the opportunity to come to the Eagle Country to play in the future, I hope to introduce you to my mentor. I believe that John will definitely be interested in you."
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John? Which John? There are many named Johns, but Ling Zhi can only think of one John who has been famous for a long time and is qualified to be Alexander's mentor!
Ling Zhi was very shocked. He didn't expect Alexander to know such a big shot. He was about to confirm further, but Alexander had already taken advantage of his confusion to quickly pack up his clubs and leave the golf room.
Ling Zhi was a little reluctant and was about to catch up and ask what happened, but Jin Zhen interrupted again at an inappropriate time:
"Okay, boy, do you have other things on your mind? You should think about how you should fight in the next round."
Ling Zhi turned around and asked:
"Next round? Why, you've also advanced to the top four?"
"hehe."
Jin Zhen sneered and did not answer Ling Zhi's question directly, as if the question raised by Ling Zhi was a big joke.
Seeing Jin Zhen's expression of wanting to be beaten, Ling Zhi immediately lost the desire to communicate with him and began to pack up his clubs.
"Boy, I'll give you a chance. In tomorrow's semi-finals, it's still too late for you to surrender and withdraw. That way you can still save some face. Otherwise..."
"Don't blame me for beating you until you doubt your life!"
"oh?"
Ling Zhi buckled the lock strap on his rod box, smiled lightly at Jin Zhen and said:
"Then I'll wait and see."
After that, he ran out of the ball room without looking back and chased Alexander.
"Tsk, don't overestimate your own capabilities."
Jin Zhen looked at Ling Zhi's back, shook his head and said to himself.
Naturally, he also watched Lingzhi's game after the game. Seeing Lingzhi's long-range attack that was unable to find its way, Jin Zhen's contempt for this kid became even greater than before.
As for Ling Zhi's defensive ability, he will have his own way to solve it when the time comes.
Thinking of this, Jin Zhen looked around and saw that there were no games worthy of his attention. He took his pole case and walked towards the door of the golf room, muttering as he walked:
"A bunch of rookies."
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After Ling Zhi chased him outside, he could no longer see Alexander's figure. He felt regretful in his heart, blaming himself and Jin Zhen for missing a few words and missing the opportunity to further communicate with Alexander.
"John, John."
Ling Zhi murmured these two words slightly. If it was really that John, he really wanted to chat more with Alexander, but it was a pity now.
He had no choice but to return to the club temporarily and found a seat to sit down. While paying attention to Li Mengyao's officiating work, he took out his mobile phone and searched for something on the Internet.
After a while, Lexus saw an old piece of news from more than ten years ago:
On April 10, 2035, John Higgins, who was 60 years old, defeated Jin Zhen, who was only a teenager at the time, with a score of 6:0 in the first round of the World Championship qualifying match, but then lost in the second round
Then he lost to Neil Bronson, a young player who was competing in the World Championship qualifying match for the first time, with a score of 5:6.
After the game, John Higgins announced his retirement. This legendary veteran ended his career in such a slightly lonely way.
John Higgins, together with Ronnie O'Sullivan and Mark Williams, is known as the "Three Heroes of 75". He has won 4 world championships in his career and is a Grand Slam winner. He is called a lifelong hero by O'Sullivan.
Rivals and friends.
Ling Zhi had naturally heard of the news of the retirement of such a legendary veteran, but what he had not noticed before was that in the penultimate game of Higgins' retirement battle, his opponent turned out to be Jin Zhen!
For Higgins, who was in poor condition year after year, this victory may be enough to motivate him to get a wild card for the second year to continue participating in professional competitions. After all, for a veteran like him, as long as he wants to play, wst will definitely
Will give him a chance to fight.
Unfortunately, he lost the game in the second round and failed to even make it to the main draw of the World Championships. According to media speculation at the time, this defeat made his spirit drop to the bottom in one breath, so he announced it immediately.
Retired.
Neil Bronson, who defeated Higgins in his retirement battle, rose to fame after that. Today, he is ranked in the top 8 in the world and has become one of the leaders of British billiards.
What about Jin Zhen?
After Jin Zhen lost to Higgins, he failed to recover. After that, he played in the professional competition for one year, had no good results and was demoted, and then left the Eagle Country.
That's why he appears here, in the Huacheng Citizen Cup.