World Grand Prix Trump upset out Yan Bingtao "clean sheet" Gould

On December 15, local time, the 2021 Snooker World Grand Prix continued the second round of competition. O'Sullivan, Brechel and Chinese youngster Yan Bingtao successfully advanced, and "Triple Crown Champion" Trump was unexpectedly out.

Ford, who eliminated Higgins in the first round through a decider, once again broke the scoring, eliminating defending champion Trump 4-3. Unlike the slow heat of the previous game, Trump quickly got into shape this round, opening with a single 50 points and then taking a 2-0 lead. Forde quickly tied the score with a single stroke of 133 and 65 points. After Trump won the fifth set, he missed a crucial bench opportunity in the sixth set, allowing Ford to drag the match into the decider. The defending champion again made a mistake in the decider, losing the black ball and being taken advantage of by the opponent to win the game in one fell swoop.

Forde said after the game: "Usually you rarely get two chances from Judd, so I was very surprised in the last set. We were both a little nervous, and I was so lucky that I thought I was going to go home and didn't expect him to give me a chance. I could have played a little more conservatively with the last red ball, but I knew I had to fight. ”

China's Yan Bingtao swept Gould 4-0, even though his single-shot high was just 57 points. Yan Bingtao will face the revived Robertson in the quarter-finals, who blasted a 1-100 and 1-shot 50+ to beat Hamilton 4-1. Brechel shot a 2-100 and a 2-50+ to beat Brown 4-1 and finish his 14th of the last 15 games.

O'Sullivan beat Hicks 4-1 to advance to the quarterfinals. O'Sullivan's performance was not at his best level, with frequent mistakes. His Hicks had a chance to equalise in the fourth set, but failed to take it. The "Rockets" added another 60 points to win the fifth set and successfully advanced to the quarterfinals. He will then take on the challenge of Iran's Wafi, who eliminated G Wilson 4-1.

"I didn't get to the venue until ten minutes before the start of the game. If there was a Martha nearby, I would definitely be tempted to go to a café and buy a piece of scone with cream and a cup of tea. It took me a while to get there on time. Today's audience was great and the venue was great. ”

(Source: Sports Weekly)