On December 17, Beijing time, the 2021 Snooker Grand Prix 8 into 4 knockouts, Yan Bingtao lost 4-5 to Neil Robertson, missed the top 4! In this battle, Yan Bingtao originally had a good chance to win, he once led 4-3, got 2 match points, and decided the game, Yan Bingtao also had a good chance, and finally suffered a big reversal!
In the first set, Yan Bingtao performed well, with 54 points and 69 points in a single shot, Yan Bingtao led 124-1, and the big score led 1-0. Then, Neil Robertson exploded with 72 points and 117 points on one shot, and Neil Robertson came back 2-1. In the fourth set, Yan Bingtao single-shot 59 points to win back a city, the big score became 2-2, the competition is very fierce!
Neil Robertson then scored a single 66 points to make it 3-2. Yan Bingtao also scored 87 points in color, a big score of 3-3!
In the seventh set, Yan Bingtao won 68-7, and the big score was 4-3 to get the match point. Neil Robertson pulled back a city 59-24, 4-4, and the decider was coming!
In the final round, the two sides shook hands in a friendly way, but the atmosphere on the field was tense and very tense! Yan Bingtao lightning opened the situation with a long platform attack, after 43-0, Yan Bingtao did not score a red ball, and the two sides turned to defense! After that, Neil Robertson bench attacked the black ball to win, opening the situation, Yan Bingtao was dangerous! Neil Robertson scored 59 points in a row and watched the victory come in, but the simple red ball didn't score, and he himself was shaking his head! After that, Yan Bingtao rebounded 60-59, but the ball was not ideal and turned to defense. In the end, Neil Robertson attacked the blue ball and won 5-4! In this game, the plot is reversed 3 times! After the game, the audience applauded continuously, and the game was wonderful!
Yan Bingtao is ranked 15th in the world, Neil Robertson is ranked 4th in the world, it can be said that Yan Bingtao lost a pity, Neil Robertson semi-final opponent is the world's No. 1 Selby.
In this competition, only 3 Chinese players participated, excluding Ding Junhui! However, Zhao Xintong and Cao Yupeng were all out early, only Yan Bingtao played steadily and steadily, all the way to the promotion, unfortunately, 8 into 4 knockouts, Yan Bingtao fell short, very pity. In this regard, all the Chinese players were out of the game and did not go to the end!
Yan Bingtao still needs to work hard in the future, after all, the dispute between him and Zhao Xintong's Chinese snooker brother is very fierce. This season, Zhao Xintong has won the British Championship, while Yan Bingtao has not yet won the championship.