Snooker Xi'an Open Update: Zhao Xintong was eliminated after a 2-5 loss to Milkins in the recently finished match.

The match was a best-of-nine frames, where Zhao initially had the upper hand in the first frame but was eventually overturned by Milkins. It was obvious that Zhao had a tough night ahead. He was out of form and made many baffling mistakes. In the end, he suffered a heavy 2-5 defeat to Milkins and missed out on the round of 32.

Look at the three images below: in the first, Zhao Xintong was penalized for a foul and failed to clear properly. Then Milkins potted several balls and set up a snooker, leading to the second image. Zhao managed to escape the snooker, shown in the third image. This was basically gifting points away—Zhao’s technique was really poor. I keep wondering, how did he ever win the World Championship!