On the evening of January 17, Beijing time, the 6th group of the Snooker Champions League, Ding Junhui and Yan Bingtao brought the battle of China's snooker peak to everyone. In the case of winning the first set, Ding Junhui lost 3 consecutive sets and was reversed by Yan Bingtao, and the General Administration lost to Yan Bingtao 1-3, losing to his opponent for the first time in his career.
Previously, the historical head-to-head record, in the professional snooker arena, Ding Junhui faced Yan Bingtao twice and won: in the semi-finals of the 2019 Snooker Championship, Ding Junhui defeated Yan Bingtao 6-2; in the first leg of the 2013 Snooker Asian Players Tour, APTC1, Ding Junhui defeated Yan Bingtao 4-1.
Because of the continuous decline in world rankings and personal status, Ding Junhui signed up for the Champions League again after many years, which is also a substitute for training and putting down his body! In this Champions League, Ding Junhui was divided into group 6, with Yan Bingtao, Karen Wilson, Ali Carter, Gould, Matthew Serte and Jordan Brown in the same group.
The matchup with Yan Bingtao was the first match of Ding Junhui's group stage, and Yan Bingtao had already played the first round of the match (3-1 Nick Alicat).
In the first set, Ding Junhui took the lead in entering the state, winning with a single shot of 97 points. In the second set, Yan Bingtao single-shot 138 points cleared the stage to win. In the third set, Ding Junhui scored a fatal mistake with 63 points, and Yan Bingtao completed the extreme turnover with 71 points. In the fourth set, Yan Bingtao hit another single shot with 58 points, won again 72-17, won three consecutive sets, and defeated Ding Junhui 3-1 in the General Bureau, achieving the first victory of his career against Ding Junhui and completing a major breakthrough in his career! Many fans sighed: this is the handover of new and old rights of Chinese snooker.
Looking back at the whole game, the level is still quite good, Yan Bingtao and Ding Junhui are in good shape, 4 innings of the game played 5 strokes 50+, Ding Junhui's mistake after the third set of 63 points became a turning point, Yan Bingtao's ability to grasp the opportunity is indeed strong, worthy of the world's snooker 00 after the first person reputation.