Masters Robertson successfully advanced yan Bingtao defended the title and lost the first round

Source: Sports Weekly

On January 9, local time, the 2022 Snooker Masters were held at Alexander Palace in London. In the first round of the focus battle, defending champion Yan Bingtao lost 4-6 to veteran Williams, regrettably stopping. In another match, Robertson beat McGill 6-3 to advance to the quarterfinals.

Yan Bingtao first shot 64 and 71 points, won the first two sets in a single set reversal, and added another 50+ in the fourth set, successfully establishing a 3-1 lead before halftime. However, after making his debut again, Williams increased his firepower, hitting a single-shot 56, 62, 67, 64, 104 and 85 points, and finally completed a 6-4 reversal.

Yan Bingtao, who lost the game, said after the game: "We both played well this afternoon. Mark played particularly well today, his bench was accurate and he succeeded in several extremely difficult shots. Although I lost the game today, I am not sad because I have played well. It was the best game I played this season. ”

"It's a very difficult event to win, especially when there's a group of celebrities like Higgins, O'Sullivan, Hendry. It was a pleasure to be back in the venue, the atmosphere was fantastic. I had to enjoy the race more, after all, I couldn't guarantee that I would be back every year. Williams said he would face the winner between Higgins and Zhao Xintong in the quarter-finals. I'd like to play against John in the next round, we've known each other for a long time. He's getting older now, his hair is getting white and he's starting to go bald, and so am I. But the audience was brilliant and would be reminiscent of our final in Crucible in 2018, which would have been great. ”

In another game, Robertson beat McGill 6-3, ending a two-game losing streak in the first round of the Masters. McGill blasted out 100 and 2 50+, robertson shot 4 50+ without breaking the 100. The latter will face the winner in the next game between O'Sullivan and Lissovsky.

"I was literally singing and dancing at halftime because I should have been several innings behind. The next few innings gradually improved, and I went from 3-3 to 6-3 to win the game, and I had some wonderful performances. The longstand felt a little better and got a lot of encouragement from the audience. Robertson said, "In a major event, it is a good signal to have a game like this that does not play well but ends up well." I only had a few days to prepare for the battle and get everything back on track. I had too many breaks during Christmas, before I spent two weeks with my family in Norway. That was a fantastic time, but I should have been more selfish and come back early to prepare. I was a little out of shape today and hopefully I'll be in better shape next time. ”