China's post-00s young general was tragically killed, and Yan Bingtao did not qualify for the top 4! Robertson praised him as a world champion. In the 2021 Snooker Grand Prix quarterfinals, China's post-00s young player Yan Bingtao played against the previous champion Robertson, who once took the lead 4-3 to get the match point, but it was a pity that Robertson won two consecutive sets, defeated Yan Bingtao 5-4 and advanced to the top 4. In the other game, Selby won 5-2 overFord and will face Robertson in the semi-finals.
A total of 3 Chinese players participated in the Grand Prix, Zhao Xintong and Cao Yupeng were eliminated in the first round, only Yan Bingtao broke into the round of 16, and then in the second round, Yan Bingtao swept Gould 4-0 to advance to the top 8, meeting his old rival Robertson. Before that, Yan Bingtao and Robertson had 4 encounters, Yan Bingtao had the advantage of 3 wins and 1 loss, and in the last three encounters, Yan Bingtao had won. After the game began, Yan Bingtao showed a very good state, scoring 54 and 69 points in a single game, and playing two 50+ in a single game. Robertson then counter-attacked, scoring 72 and 117 consecutive shots to win two consecutive sets and make it 2-1 on aggregate. In the fourth set, Yan Bingtao scored a single 59 points to win another set, and the total score of the two was 2-2. In the fifth set, Robertson scored a single 66 to win 3-2 on aggregate.
In the sixth set, Yan Bingtao also won the set with a single score of 87 points, and the total score was 3-3. In the seventh set, Yan Bingtao played several times and won 68-7, taking the lead in the match point 4-3 on aggregate. In the eighth set, the two fought each other, and Robertson completed the super point at a crucial moment to equalize the aggregate again at 59-24. In the decider, Yan Bingtao took the lead in winning 43 consecutive points, and then turned to the defense, but Robertson soon seized the opportunity to score 59 points in a row to overtake, and when he was about to lock in the victory, Robertson made a mistake, Yan Bingtao took a 60-59 lead again, but what people did not expect was that Yan Bingtao also made a mistake, Robertson scored 11 points in a row, locked up the victory at 70-60, and thus won 5-4 and advanced to the semifinals.
Although Yan Bingtao lost the game, Robertson praised Yan Bingtao's performance, praising Yan Bingtao for playing a wonderful game, causing him a lot of trouble, and Yan Bingtao has shown maturity beyond age. At the same time, Robertson also made suggestions to Yan Bingtao, Robertson believes that Yan Bingtao now needs to improve the ability to continuously control the mother ball, as long as this problem is solved, there will be more room for growth. In the end, Robertson praised Yan Bingtao for being very patient and making handsome shots, which impressed him, and if Yan Bingtao continued to maintain, he would most likely become a world champion.