On December 17, 2021, the snooker World Grand Prix Final Four was out of the second place, and the world number one Selby eliminated Tom 5-2. Ford, Robertson narrowly beat Yan Bingtao 5-4, the two will compete for a final seat, Yan Bingtao regrettably out, the key moment did not withstand the pressure.
Yan Bingtao is 21 years old, ranked 16th in the world, his career has reached the final four times, won 2 championships and 2 Asian championships, just this year's Masters, Yan Bingtao defeated Higgins, became the first 00-after-three major championships, after the start of the new season, Yan Bingtao reached the quarterfinals four times, the Northern Ireland Open, the crown championship have advanced to the top four, is currently the strongest comprehensive strength of the Chinese players, the overall performance is very stable.
Neil. Robertson is 39 years old, no. 4 in the world, and has won the ranking championship 21 times in his career, and last year's World Grand Prix, Robertson defeated Graeme. Dort won the championship, after the start of the new season, Robertson defeated Higgins and won the English Open championship, in terms of personal achievements, Robertson and Yan Bingtao have a big gap, but Yan Bingtao is not afraid of Robertson at all, and the victory or defeat depends on the on-site play.
The two have met 4 times in their careers, Yan Bingtao has an advantage of 3 wins and 1 loss, the most recent is the first round of the Masters, Yan Bingtao reversed Robertson 6-5, Yan Bingtao's play style is more restrained Robertson, he can control the game situation every time through high-quality defense.
1/4 final 9 innings 5 wins, the first set Robertson defense is not in place directly missed the ball, Yan Bingtao played a single shot 54 points into the defense, Robertson scored a red ball and failed to continue to connect, Yan Bingtao started to play a single 69 points to take the lead, in the second set Robertson played a single 72 points also with color, in the third set Yan Bingtao only scored 6 points to interrupt the attack, Robertson felt hot, bombed out a single shot 117 points to win another game.
In the fourth set, Yan Bingtao played a single 59 points to turn into defense, and then took a 66-0 lead, Robertson scored 24 points to turn into defense, Yan Bingtao once again started to win the set 72-24, before entering the half-time, both sides won two sets of equal scores, all single-shot wins.
After returning from the halftime, Robertson played a single shot 66 points to take the lead, in the sixth set Yan Bingtao was not willing to show weakness, played a single 87 points to tie, the seventh set Yan Bingtao made a high-quality defense, Robertson made mistakes, Yan Bingtao won 68-7 many times, 4-3 to get the match point, in the eighth set Robertson repeatedly started 59-24 to win the fight, the state has dropped significantly, and has given big gifts to the opponent many times.
In the decider, Yan Bingtao played a single 43 points to turn into defense, Robertson played a single 59 points to interrupt the attack, Yan Bingtao came to 60-59, the two sides competed around the last three colored balls, and finally Robertson narrowly won 70-60, 4-3 to kill Yan Bingtao, advanced to the final four and then fought Selby, who blasted a single shot of 104 points, 93 points, 74 points, 58 points, 55 points, 52 points 5-2 to eliminate Tom. Woodford.