At 7 p.m., the finals of the Huacheng Citizen Cup National Group and Elite Group started at the same time.
The National Group is a duel between Android and a player named Liu Zhibin, while the Elite Group is naturally a duel between Lexus and Shi Yulu. The finals all adopt a best-of-seven game system.
It can be said that the players who can reach the finals, no matter how they get there, their comprehensive ability has at least reached the level of amateur masters.
But among these four people, Ling Zhi is the one with the most guilty conscience.
Lingzhi also took the time to watch the game between Android Neng and Liu Zhibin in the afternoon. It must be said that their single-stroke scoring ability is not weak, and they can score 50 points in a single stroke casually.
And what about Ling Zhi? When the situation is good, he can hit 50 in a single shot, but once the situation is bad, he will only play simple balls and then run the white ball to defend. He is completely unable to open the dead ball and simplify the complex situation.
, this is his flaw.
So Lingzhi could only sigh secretly and accept the fact that he was the least capable of scoring among the four.
Fortunately, scoring ability on the court is not all. If Lexus wants to win, it is not completely impossible.
But it's useless to think too much right now, he needs to focus on the upcoming final!
Lexus didn't know much about Shi Yulu's past achievements. Apart from the top 4 of last year's Citizen Cup, Lexus only found one piece of useful information from the official website of the China Taiwan Association:
Shi Yulu is the 27th ranked Chinese player in Snooker’s professional rankings! And she is the only female player!
You know, Shi Yulu is not yet 20 years old, and there have been relatively few professional competitions held in recent years. She can get enough points to rank 27th in the limited competitions, which shows that her strength is already top-notch in the country.
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Of course, the lack of games means that this ranking is not accurate and cannot instantly reflect the recent strength of each player.
For example, Jin Zhen is ranked 86th, but in terms of strength, Jin Zhen is not necessarily much worse than Shi Yulu. After all, Jin Zhen did not participate in several races and did not get many points.
Therefore, the ranking can only be used as a reference.
But it doesn’t matter, now Lexus has something more worthy of reference, and that is the match between Shi Yulu and Ning Zetao just now!
Shi Yulu won 2 of the 3 games she won in the semi-finals with one stroke, and one of them broke 100 on a single stroke.
In another round, she and Ning Zetao fought for a long time. Ling Zhi suddenly discovered that this girl who was so weird off the court was able to hold her temper and defend against Ning Zetao for so many rounds, and the quality of her defense was not low.
!It really surprised him.
So to be honest, Lexus didn't have any confidence in his heart.
This girl is really too strong!
But it is still impossible for him to admit defeat when he is strong. Set a small goal first, at least win a game from Shi Yulu! This will at least give him some motivation.
Since the final of the elite group is the finale, the referee Xie Yixin will personally referee.
As for the National Group, Li Mengyao was not the referee. Li Mengyao's work had been completed. She was sitting next to Zhao Shiyan, and for the first time she had time to calm down and watch Ling Zhi's competition.
To be honest, Ling Zhi was a little nervous. It was the first time for him to stand on such a high stage and accept the attention of so many people.
Even in the semi-finals, there were not so many people watching his game!
Moreover, Zhao Shiyan and Li Mengyao were also watching his game. To say that he was not under any pressure would be a lie.
Therefore, Lingzhi plans to follow his own pace of competition as much as possible. He wants to slow down the pace and give him more opportunities to get started, which can also relieve his nervousness.
However, contrary to expectations, Lexus encountered an unprecedented dilemma as soon as it came up!
After the first game kicked off, Lingzhi left Shi Yulu with a long chance.
Shi Yulu continued the fiery touch of the afternoon game, scoring a long shot to directly overscore, without giving Lingzhi a chance to get started, and gave Lingzhi a powerful start from the start!
In the second game, Yulu also left a chance for Lingzhi after the kickoff. At this time, Lingzhi didn't know how he felt. He saw a red ball with a suitable angle, so he rarely tried a long-range attack. Of course, at the same time,
Take a good look at the defensive line.
As a result, he was very unlucky. Although the white ball was defended, the red ball missed and the red ball was scattered!
Shi Yulu did not miss this good opportunity, once again overscored by one shot and won the game.
In the two games, Lingzhi was only given two opportunities to play, which completely disrupted Lingzhi's previous plan.
Although he kept reminding himself that in the professional games he usually watched, it was very common to be two games behind the opponent at the beginning.
But when it's your turn, you'll still be under a lot of pressure! After all, you haven't been able to get started, so you don't know whether your state is good or bad, and you won't have the confidence to win the game.
Shi Yulu seems to understand this well, so she took the initiative with fierce firepower at the beginning, showing her strong single-shot scoring ability!
After all, players with strong offensive abilities can break the shield! The method of breaking the shield is very simple, naturally it means not giving the opponent a chance to defend!
Ling Zhi's offensive ability is slightly weaker, so he does not have the ability to control the situation as quickly as Shi Yulu.
what to do?
"Senior brother, don't let me."
Shi Yulu said something at the right time to adjust the tense atmosphere.
Ling Zhi suddenly laughed bitterly, thinking that you have to give me a chance to let you go. He shook his head, did not reply, and secretly thought about countermeasures in his mind.
As soon as the third game started, Ling Zhi was even a little afraid of Shi Yulu's accuracy. He once wanted to use the classic Ma's tee shot to avoid leaving Shi Yulu a chance.
The so-called Markov Kick-off is the classic kick-off method created by Mark Williams, one of the three heroes of 1975.
That is to say, the kickoff is performed with some rotation, and the white ball is directed toward the bottom bank to hook the bottom side of the red ball pile. This way, the red ball pile is less scattered as much as possible, and the probability of missing opportunities is lower.
But Ling Zhi thought about it and gave up this plan.
Because this way of kicking off the ball was already criticized even before Williams retired!
Although O'Sullivan and Higgins both support Williams' way of teeing off, only Williams will have an "old kid" show effect when he tees off like this. If others imitate it, it will only be said to be negative.
Contest!
So Lexus still chose the commonly used n-word running ball.
Fortunately, this time, he withstood the pressure and the tee shot was of high quality, and the white ball once reached the edge of the bank.
Shi Yulu did not attack rashly this time, but defended Ling Zhi for several rounds.
Although Shi Yulu is not a perfect defensive player, he can basically hide the white ball behind the kick-off line. Although Lingzhi is stronger in defense than offense, he still feels that he cannot guard against Shi Yulu!
He felt that his power to control the white ball fluctuated and the white ball often failed to return to the kick-off line. This was because the ball shape on the table was more complicated and there were no good offensive opportunities, otherwise Shi Yulu would have attacked long ago!
Good guy! My level is already low, but I didn’t expect that my longest board is not as long as someone else’s shortest board. How can I still compete in this game?
Under the influence of this mentality, Ling Zhi's hand shook while defending a shot, and he accidentally used too much force, causing the white ball to eventually stop near the center line.
This time we are in big trouble! The white ball is too close to the lower half of the table. At this moment, Shi Yulu wants to fight for the middle and long table, which is absolutely fine!
Fortunately, if you want to attack, Shi Yulu needs to use a pole, and the angle of the red ball suitable for attack at this time is very straight. If the white ball is set there after hitting the red ball, the black ball cannot be called, so just
Can pull it back low and call it a blue ball.
It is much more difficult to hit a low shot with a stick than with your own hands, so the rain and dew on this shot are more troublesome.
But then Shi Yulu surprised Ling Zhi again.
I saw that she picked up the pole under the table without any hesitation, placed the cue in the depression of the pole, and used a thorough and silky force to drive the red ball. The white ball rolled back and came to the center.
Taiwan, and even a little more!
this......
At this moment, Ling Zhi realized that Shi Yulu's biggest trump card was not accuracy and ball-circling, but power!
Ling Zhi didn't know how long Shi Yulu had to practice to reach such a level. He only knew that he would definitely not be able to exert such thorough force with the pole.
As the shot was called, Shi Yulu hit another 60-point shot, reaching the edge of over-scoring.
Ling Zhi felt a little weak. After defending against Shi Yulu for several rounds, a long platform appeared again.
Shi Yulu scored the red ball accurately, and the third game lost its suspense.
Ling Zhi sat in his seat and watched the referee set the ball, feeling mixed emotions in his heart.
He was obviously facing a headwind situation at this moment, which was not the same as Alexander's game. Lingzhi had come up with some countermeasures in that game, but in this game, Lingzhi really had no countermeasures at all.
Shi Yulu's skills are so comprehensive! At least in my own eyes, I can't find any obvious shortcomings in her.
As for himself? He has just practiced for more than two months and has too many technical flaws. To be honest, reaching the finals has exceeded his expectations.
But he wasn't willing to give in! He wasn't willing to let it end like this! He didn't believe that he wouldn't be able to fight back when he met a professional player!
Looking at the two girls not far away who were silently cheering for him, Ling Zhi felt a little calmer.
Forget it, let’s take it one step at a time.
With this mood, the game came to the 4th game.
After the kick-off, the two still started to defend back and forth.
Lingzhi seemed more cautious. After gaining experience in the third game, his defense basically did not miss any good opportunities in this game. Shi Yulu tried to fight for a few shots from a distance, but failed to score successfully.
And at such a critical moment, Shi Yulu made a high-quality defense:
The white ball is close to the top and is directly behind the coffee ball.
Although it was not possible to block all the red balls, there was no easier route to return the ball.
Ling Zhi frowned, and he circled the table several times, thinking about ways to break the game.
Suddenly, his eyes lit up and he spotted a special group of spheres in the middle of the table.
He resisted the urge to step forward and take a closer look, and passed by the group of spheres calmly. After taking a glance, he knew what he was thinking, and then returned to the top library. He decided to pretend that he had not discovered the group of spheres, and instead used a white ball to go to the library.