On December 16, Beijing time, the Snooker World Grand Prix ended the third matchday competition, the second round of the first four matches, four players to advance to the quarterfinals, namely Yan Bingtao, Neil Robertson, Mark Selby and Tom Ford. Yan Bingtao will face world champion Neil Robertson in the quarter-finals, and big dark horse Tom Ford will challenge Selby. Title-winning favourite Trump was out on this matchday.
The third matchday took the lead in the final four matches of the first round, with the following results: O'Sullivan eliminated Andy Hicks 4-1, Hussein Wafi eliminated Gary Wilson 4-1, Jimmy Robertson eliminated Matthew Celt 4-2 and Luka Brechel eliminated Jordan Brown 4-1. The best player was Brechel, who shot two hundreds and two 50+, and his offensive feel was excellent. Brechel will compete with Jimmy Robertson for a place in the quarter-finals, while O'Sullivan's opponent in the next round will be Hussein Waffy.
Then, the second round was fully launched, and it was Yan Bingtao who won the first place in the quarterfinals. China's yan Bingtao showed good competitive form at both ends of the offensive and defensive ends, and finally easily eliminated Martin Gould 4-0. Yan Bingtao will face world champion Neil Robertson in the quarter-finals. World Number Four Neil Robertson is getting better, shooting 108 and 74 points to eliminate veteran Anthony Hamilton 4-1.
The biggest upset of the matchday was made by Tom Ford, who eliminated Higgins in the first round and then eliminated Trump in the second round, or completed a big comeback with a 0-2 deficit. Apparently, Tom Ford became the big dark horse of this competition. However, in the next quarter-finals, Tom Ford will have a third world champion, that is, Mark Selby.
Mark Selby and Mark Allen had a strong conversation, with Selby shooting a single shot of 85 and 78 points to take a 2-0 lead. Mark Allen then pulled back a set, but Selby won the fourth set and managed to get the match point. Mark Allen saved a match point with a single 69 points and trailed only 2-3. In the sixth set, Selby took the lead, but then made a mistake, parking a red ball at the mouth of the bag, unexpectedly, Mark Allen relayed the bag lipstick ball and made a serious mistake, Selby then got on the hand again and completed the super point, and finally eliminated Mark Allen 4-2 to advance to the quarterfinals. Compared to before, Selby's competitive status has improved significantly, and with Higgins and Trump outings, Selby's opponent in the quarter-finals has become Tom Ford, which is undoubtedly a good opportunity for Selby to continue to move forward.
At this point, the four quarter-finals in the first half of the district were all born, Yan Bingtao and Neil Robertson competed for the top four seats, Selby and Tom Ford competed for another top four seat, the winners of these two games will compete for the final seat, good luck to Yan Bingtao!