On the evening of February 18th, the 2021 Snooker Welsh Open will continue. After 00, the strongest in China, Yan Bingtao made one chase and four reverses in the Derby. Xiao Guodong advanced to the top 16 and will compete with the world champion Selby in the 1/8 finals. Compete for the top 8 seats.
Yan Bingtao is one of the strongest new generation of Chinese snooker. He won the Riga Masters last season and became the fourth Chinese player to win the ranking after Ding Junhui, Fu Jiajun and Liang Wenbo. In the new season, the best record in the post-00 rankings in China is only the top 8. Before the game tonight, the World Taiwan Federation invited Yan Bingtao to participate in the Champions League Group 7 competition. Prior to this, Zhou Yuelong defeated the three world champions in the first group and won the first place to advance to the winner group. Yan Bingtao is expected to meet with Mr. 147 of China.
The battle between Yan Bingtao and Xiao Guodong is the third Chinese derby staged in this year's Welsh Open. Ding Junhui defeated Lu Haotian 4-1 in the first round and capsized after a 4-1 defeat to Pang Junxu in the second round. Although Xiao Guodong has won the second place in the rankings twice, his overall strength and recent state are not as good as Yan Bingtao. He quickly "cut off" after breaking a single shot in the first game, and he was sent to four consecutive cities to end the battle by the Chinese post-00s. Successfully entered the top 16 finalists.
Shortly after the end of the Welsh Open, the single-season TOP16 player tournament will start. Yan Bingtao is currently only ranked 23rd. In order to qualify for the competition, he must at least be among the top 8 in the Welsh Open. His opponent in the 1/8 finals is Selby, the three-time champion of the World Championships! Last year, Yan Bingtao reached the final of the Players Championship and lost to Trump. If he wants to relive his old dream, he has to overturn Selby in the fourth round. Yan Bingtao, who is good at turning decay into magic, can get rid of the masters of grinding control and rank among the top 16 in a single season. Will he catch the last train to the Players Championship? The answer will be revealed soon.
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