三、还原信息
Zhao Xintong has made history! 1.
E
The 28-year-old beat veteran(老将)Mark Williams 18—12 in the final. He was ahead throughout the match and victory just seemed all too inevitable(不可避免的).
But “inevitable” wasn't how it started. Zhao began his journey in the qualifying(资格赛)rounds. 2.
B
To get this far, he won a total of 111 frames(局)over the course of a month.
After the win, Ding Junhui was quick to congratulate Zhao on the internet. “The goal I fought for for so many years is now a goal for many Chinese players. 3.
A
” Ding has never won a World Championship; the closest he came to that glory was in 2016, when he lost in the final. Yet that must have planted a seed in Zhao's heart back then. “When I was younger, my goal was to become someone like Ding,” he once said.
Zhao, born in Xi'an, started playing snooker at the age of eight. His parents didn't think he would make it and preferred that he focused on school. But Zhao's heart was in snooker. 4.
F
By his teens, Zhao was beating professionals, including Mark Williams.
After moving to England, Zhao was lucky enough to be mentored(指导)by Ronnie O'Sullivan. “With his talent, his ability, he could be the greatest player of all time,” O'Sullivan said in 2022. “I always say he's Roger Federer with a snooker cue(球杆)in his hands.”
A. Today, someone has finally achieved it.
B. This is an unusual place to start for a champion.
C. Mark is still a top player, and he puts so much stress on himself.
D. The famous snooker star trained with Zhao and taught him useful skills.
E. He became the first Chinese player to win the World Snooker Championship.
F. From an early age, he had made up his mind to become a professional snooker player.