At 18 o'clock in the evening of February 18, the 2021 Snooker Welsh Open kicked off the 1/16 finals, and the Chinese Army received a victory. After 2:00, Yan Bingtao and Pang Junxu defeated their opponents to join the top 16 respectively and joined hands to make the championship.
In this tournament, there were a total of 21 members of the Chinese Army and only 4 players made it to the third round. Ding Junhui, Zhao Xintong and other famous players missed the top 32. Yan Bingtao and Xiao Guodong started the Chinese derby. This is also the third consecutive round where Chinese players are fighting each other. The first-year freshman and post-00 Pang Junxu defeated Ding Junhui 4-2 in the second round and made a big cold. Can it overturn O'Donnell tonight? The dark horse journey is worth looking forward to.
Yan Bingtao is a rising star in China's snooker. After the strongest 00, he reached the top of the Riga Masters last year and broke the ranking championship drought. This year, the Masters passed all the way, beating Robertson, Maguire, Bingham and Higgins to win the cup. Become the second Chinese player to win three championships after Ding Junhui. The battle between Yan Bingtao and Xiao Guodong tonight is one-sided. The latter, as the runner-up of the 2nd Ranking Tournament, only beat a hundred in the first game, and then was defeated like a mountain with little strength to fight back. Yan Bingtao made a strong 4 consecutive victories and reversed the promotion. He scored 113 points and 2 times 50+. In the 1/8 finals, he will face the world championship three champion Selby. If he wins, he will lock the TOP16 seat in the single season and win the players championship. qualifications.
Pang Junxu, who only started his professional season last year, is a blockbuster. The upset victory over Ding Junhui in this tournament is remarkable. After 00, China made its first season in the European Masters and the British Championships in the 1/8 finals, and the Welsh Open entered the top 16 to tie the best record of its career. Against O'Donnell, who swept the world champion Dahdi 4-0 in the last round, Pang Junxu scored 94 points in the first 4 rounds to get the match point 3-1. After O'Donnell recovered one round 68-1, the Chinese teenager broke out. , A single shot with 110 points and zero seals through the top 16 is called the top dark horse of the event so far.
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