On December 15, Beijing time, the snooker Grand Prix continued the second day of competition. Defending champion Trump has accumulated three consecutive sets to reverse Wollaston to advance to the round of 16, starting the journey to impact the fourth crown of the Grand Prix. China's famous Cao Yupeng lost to Mark Allen in the first round, and only Yan Bingtao, the 3 Chinese players, advanced to the round of 16.
The Snooker Grand Prix was first held in 2015, with Trump beating Roño Sullivan to become the first champion, and four years later in 2019, Trump reached the final again to beat Ali carter to win the second title of the tournament. Last year's competitive Trump reached the final for the third time, beating Jack Lissovsky to win the third grand prix crown.
Trump is the player who has won the most Grand Prix titles. In last night's game, Trump took on Wollaston, who was 20th in a single season, in the first round, and Wollaston quickly got into shape, leading Trump 2-1 with 64 and 90 points. At the beginning of the fourth inning, Trump slowly regained his touch, shooting 60 and 53 points in three consecutive sets to reverse Wollaston to win 4-2 to advance to the round of 16.
In the second round, Trump will face Tomford, who eliminated John Higgins, and whether he can achieve the fourth title of the Grand Prix is a crucial battle for Trump. Also playing alongside Trump is China's Cao Yupeng, whose opponent is "Little Steel Cannon" Mark Allen. The opening Cao Yupeng was imposing, and The single-shot 86-point zero sheet Mark Allen won the opening.
However, next, Mark Allen broke through the 114 with a single shot to completely control the game situation, and Cao Yupeng then went to the mobile phone meeting, but he failed to score consecutively and stumbled. Mark Allen scored 79 points in a single shot and finally won four consecutive sets to advance to the round of 16. Cao Yupeng stopped in the first round of the Grand Prix.
The Grand Prix is an important ranking event, with the top 32 players in a single season eligible to participate, and the 25 Chinese players only Zhao Xintong, Yan Bingtao and Cao Yupeng are eligible to participate, even China's brother Ding Junhui did not have the opportunity to participate. Unfortunately, as the number one seed, Zhao Xintong lost to Martin Gould in the first round and suffered a round of travel.
With Cao Yupeng out, Yan Bingtao once again carried the banner of China. Yan Bingtao will play against Martin Gould in the round of 16, hoping that Masters champion Yan Bingtao can continue to win the game and bring surprises to the fans.