"Little Monster" Zhou Xu Competes in the Chinese 9-Ball Open: A Double Champion from the 100-City League Still Shining on the Professional Stage!

On September 28, in the second stage of the "Aomi · Lisi" Qianwei Doya Legend Chinese 9-Ball Open, during the 256-to-64 elimination round of the losers' bracket, Little Monster signed player Zhou Xu faced national champion Meng Fanyu in a TV table showdown. Facing the intense pressure of the professional stage, Zhou Xu may have narrowly lost, but his fighting spirit and relentless competitive drive on the table were fully on display—qualities that resonate perfectly with the brand spirit of Little Monster.

As a professional player who emerged from the National University 100-City League, Zhou Xu once delivered brilliant performances on that very stage. In the four completed stops of the 100-City League, Zhou Xu and his teammate Bao Jiaming swept championships in both the Beijing and Changchun stops, while Zhou Xu also delivered standout performances in the subsequent Dalian and Zhengzhou stops. Together with Bao Jiaming, he has remained firmly at the top of the 100-City League points standings.

It was through the tempering of the 100-City League that Zhou Xu's competitive level continued to grow. Moreover, after signing with Little Monster, Zhou Xu also received strong support from the brand. This has become the confidence that now propels him onto a professional-level stage like the Chinese 9-Ball Open.

Looking back on his first Chinese 9-Ball experience, Zhou Xu's performance was highly commendable. In the first stage, Zhou Xu was in hot form, defeating Lü Guojun and Du Cheng by lopsided scores of 52-17 and 54-15. Although he lost 28-44 to Mi Jiaqi in the third round of the winners' bracket and fell to the losers' bracket, he steadied his rhythm in the do-or-die match of the losers' bracket, defeating Wang Luqi 45-26 to secure a ticket to the second stage.

In the first round of the double-elimination second stage, Zhou Xu was off his game, losing 23-65 to Lin Rong and once again falling into the losers' bracket, where he came face to face with Meng Fanyu. The match opened with both players locked in a fierce struggle, the score grinding all the way to a 22-22 tie. Thereafter, the lead traded back and forth, with Zhou Xu briefly ahead at 31-30. However, his opponent subsequently caught fire, pulling the gap open to 43-31. Even in desperation, Zhou Xu kept fighting to close the gap and launched a full-scale counterattack. Though he ultimately fell 35-44 to Meng Fanyu, he had already showcased the momentum of a 100-City League "Double Champion."

It must be said that this tournament represents an important step forward in Zhou Xu's professional career. Little Monster has always been the most solid backing for the new generation of players, continuously empowering the new wave of billiards talent and giving young competitors the confidence to chase their dreams. What the brand uplifts is not merely a chance to compete, but the transformation of billiards from an after-school pastime into a long-term career path worth pursuing with dedication.