On January 17, 2022, the sixth group of the Snooker Champions League started, China's Ding Junhui ushered in the New Year's debut, the first round of the group stage against Yan Bingtao, the result of Ding Junhui high and low, after losing three consecutive sets after winning the first set, losing to the opponent for the first time in his career, Yan Bingtao defeated Carter and Ding Junhui, two world championship runners-up, temporarily ranked first in the group, and then he is expected to achieve another good result.
Yan Bingtao is 21 years old, ranked 15th in the world, has reached the final four times in his career, won two championships and two Asian championships, just last year's Masters, he defeated Higgins, won the first three major championships of his career, became the first post-00 player to win the championship in the three major competitions, and is also the second Chinese player to win the championship in the Masters, second only to Ding Junhui, but Yan Bingtao's results in the short-term system are indeed average.
Ding Junhui 34 years old, ranked 29th in the world, holding 14 ranking championships, is the first British Championship triple crown after the 80s, although the competitive state has seriously declined, he is still the most accomplished Chinese player, Ding Junhui and Yan Bingtao have met twice in their careers, Ding Junhui has won a complete victory, this time is also a rare registration for the Champions League and single time limit, hoping to adjust through the competition.
In addition to Ding Junhui and Yan Bingtao, the sixth group also has Karen. Wilson, Martin. Gould, Jordan. Brown, Captain Carter, Matthew. Serte, all seven have won the ranking tournament, and the highest ranking in the world is Karen. Wilson, the first five group competitions, two Chinese players Liang Wenbo and Zhao Xintong stood out and advanced to the winners' group, and Zhao Xintong achieved eight consecutive victories.
In the first set, the two sides carried out a long defensive battle, Yan Bingtao scored a red ball and could not continue to connect, Ding Junhui made a high-quality snooker, resulting in Yan Bingtao being fined twice, and then solved the red ball but leaked the opportunity, Ding Junhui got started through the bottom bag, gradually resolved the situation, showed a good ability to surround the ball, worth learning from young players, and soon played a single 97 points to take the lead.
Ding Junhui and Yan Bingtao play without any pressure, basically can play the real level of the individual, the second set of the two sides continue to compete in defense, Yan Bingtao is more accurate, through the right side of the bag red ball to get started, directly complete the clearance, blast out a single par 138 points also in color, the third set Ding Junhui played a single 63 points, there was a mistake to interrupt the attack, Yan Bingtao played a single stroke 71 points to clear the stage, completed the single round of the big reversal.
Next Ding Junhui only scored 17 points to make a mistake, lost the long platform to send a big gift, Yan Bingtao played a single shot 58 points 72-17 to end the game, 3-1 victory over Ding Junhui, this is the first time yan Bingtao career to beat Ding Junhui, the first round against Captain Carter, Yan Bingtao blasted out a single shot 111 points, 94 points, 67 points 3-1 to win the game, as long as you maintain the current state, you have a chance to advance.