On December 14, Beijing time, the first match day of the 2021 Snooker Grand Prix, the game hit 1 o'clock local time, and 3 TOP10 players appeared on the scene, and they actually traveled en masse! Wilson, ranked No. 5 in the world, Mark Williams, ranked No. 8 in the world, and Xintong Zhao, who is No. 9 in the world, have bid farewell.
The 2021 Snooker Grand Prix is the 7th ranking tournament of the 2021/22 World Snooker Tour, and according to the rules, the top 32 players in a single season qualify and form a serpentine entry table. On the first match day, the top 3 TO10 players competed, which was also the favorite to win the competition.
Surprisingly, the world ranking came to No. 9, becoming China's new brother of the British Championship champion Zhao Xintong was a hit, facing the 40-year-old veteran Gould 2-4 out, obviously, Zhao Xintong has not yet returned to the rhythm of the game from the joy of winning the first three major championships.
World No. 8 third-time World Champion Mark Williams didn't fare much better either, facing world No. 17 Lisowski and being eliminated 3-4.
The biggest underdog is undoubtedly the world's No. 5 big favorite Karen Wilson, who continued to be depressed in the face of Hamilton, 3-4 also upset out, this game almost hit 1 o'clock local time, Karen Wilson was finally out.
In this way, on the first match day, the 3 top 10 players competed, and they were collectively out of the cold. Many consecutive races are all underdogs, maybe snooker will usher in a new era? Yan Bingtao defeated MarkKin 4-1 to advance to the next round, will play against Gould who eliminated Zhao Xintong, can Yan Bingtao seize the opportunity in this game?