In the early morning of December 14, Beijing time, in the first round of the 2021 Snooker Grand Prix, Yan Bingtao defeated Mark Jin 4-1 to advance to the round of 16. Next, Yan Bingtao's opponent was Gould, and Zhao Xintong lost 2-4 to the latter. Therefore, the Chinese legion was happy and worried.
Zhao Xintong and Yan Bingtao's match is played at the same time, if both win, 16 into 8 knockouts, the two can meet in a narrow way. However, Zhao Xintong regretted that he was finally out of the game 2-4 with a 2-1 lead. Zhao Xintong is the number one seed, and as the British Champion, he has the highest number of points this season. But obviously, Zhao Xintong's strength still needs to be further improved.
Yan Bingtao's opponent was Mark King, and in the first set, Yan Bingtao won 72-35. In the second set, Mark King pulled back a city 81-1 and the big score became 1-1!
In the third set, the two sides were again defensive battles, Yan Bingtao won 70-58, and the big score was 2-1. In the fourth set, Yan Bingtao's attack finally opened, with a single shot of 111 points, and Yan Bingtao scored 3-1 to get the match point. In the fifth set, after a lot of fighting and defending, Mark King left a loophole, Yan Bingtao took a 70-36 lead, victory was in sight, in fact, Yan Bingtao had already surpassed the score. Mark King did not accept defeat and continued to defend. However, Mark King finally conceded defeat and took the initiative to shake hands with Yan Bingtao, who advanced 4-1!
On this match day, the Chinese team was happy and worried, Zhao Xintong was out, and Yan Bingtao won the promotion. Therefore, the Chinese derby that Chinese fans are looking forward to is now in vain, and Zhao Xintong has no chance to duel Yan Bingtao. Both are young and promising, one 24 and one 21, and they are engaged in a dispute between The Snooker brothers in China and cannot meet now.
Recently, Yan Bingtao's state is average, and now he has successfully opened the door, hoping that Yan Bingtao can go further. After all, Yan Bingtao's resume is no worse than Zhao Xintong's, he once won the Masters championship!
A total of 3 Chinese players participated in this competition, and in the first round of the competition, Cao Yupeng has not yet played. It is worth mentioning that Cao Yupeng and Yan Bingtao and Zhao Xintong are in a half-district, and they do not know whether the next Chinese derby will be staged.