On December 16, Beijing time, the 2021 Snooker World Grand Prix continued, with 4 seats in the quarterfinals, and Yan Bingtao successfully advanced to challenge Neil Robertson. Defending champion Trump was reversed by Tom Ford, who played against Selby.
Yan Bingtao faced the "glasses man" Gould, before Gould defeated the British Championship champion Zhao Xintong 4-2, for the Chinese compatriots in the "revenge" battle, Yan Bingtao played well, and Yan Bingtao scored a 57 points in the first game. After the game, into the rhythm that Yan Bingtao liked, he started many times, 64-0 clean sheet and 88-14 to win, the fourth set Yan Bingtao was still stable, 72-47 again won, the total score of 4-0 swept to advance to the quarterfinals.
Yan Bingtao's opponent in the quarter-finals was Neil Robertson, and the world's 4th match against Hamilton was full of firepower, scoring 108 points and 74 points on a single shot, and advancing 4-1 on aggregate. As a result, Yan Bingtao and Hamilton competed for a place in the final four.
Three-time champion and defending champion Trump was a hit, and although he once led 2-0 against Tom Ford, Forde blasted a single shot of 133 points and 65 points to tie, and Trump missed the match point again, and the total score was reversed 3-4. Tom Ford has beaten Higgins and Trump 2 favourites.
Selby played against Allen, after the game began, Selby was full of firepower, single 85 points, 78 points to win two consecutive sets, and then Allen 88-31 to chase back a set, but Selby still 88-26 to get the match point, Allen single shot 69 points and then chased another set, Selby 70-0 to end the suspense, 4-2 promotion. As a result, Selby will compete with Tom Ford for a place in the final four.
In addition, O'Sullivan's first-round match against Andy Hicks easily made it 4-1. New Scotland champion Brechel had a chance to hit 147 points, but in the end he did not get his wish, but he still eliminated Jordan Brown 4-1 to advance.