17-year-old Gong Chenzhi advanced to the last 16 at the ongoing 2024 World Snooker Xi'an Grand Prix on Wednesday. Although he had defeated British Tom Ford and Chinese young snooker player Si Jiahui in the event, the rising star said that he was lucky to be in the last 16. He told Xinhua that he would prepare for every game carefully, in order to go further in the international competition.
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