The 2022 German Masters concludes day 2 of intense competition. China's Fan Zhengyi defeated Hayfield to advance to the round of 16, while Lu Haotian lost 1-5 to Mark Allen to stop the first round, and the strongest post-00 player Yan Bingtao defeated David Gilbert and successfully broke through to reach the second round.
According to the schedule, Yan Bingtao will challenge world Number 1 Mark Selby in the Round of 16. Last night, the first half of the round of 16 was also over, Zhou Yuelong was swept out by Trump 0-5, and the defending champion Trump reached the quarterfinals strongly. At the same time, Zhao Xintong, the winner of the British Championship who eliminated Mark Williams in the first round, won 5-1 with a score of 3 strokes 80 in the match against Tomford.
In this way, the 24-year-old Zhao Xintong will challenge the world's No. 2 Trump in the Quarterfinals. In addition, the post-90s leader Karen Wilson and Steadman fought hard until the decider, and finally Karen Wilson narrowly won 79-33 to advance to the quarterfinals, and Richwaterton eliminated Belgian star Brechel 5-2 to advance to the quarterfinals.
For fans, the summit showdown of this German Masters is about to be staged, and fans are looking forward to China's future stars Yan Bingtao and Zhao Xintong, who can play a piece of China after Ding Junhui.
Last season's Masters, Yan Bingtao won the heavyweight three major championships with Knil Robertson, Maguire, Bingham and John Higgins. Not only fans, including many professional players, also praised Yan Bingtao, but also saw the hope of China's snooker.
Prior to this, Yan Bingtao and Mark Selby had played 6 times, and the two had won 3 times each. The first encounter dates back to the Welsh Open 5 years ago, when Yan Bingtao beat Selby 3-1, but in the ensuing encounter, Yan Bingtao lost to Selby for three consecutive matches.
After winning the Masters, Yan Bingtao was more stable, and in the last two matches, Yan Bingtao defeated Selby to win. This year's German Masters Round of 16, the two met for the 7th time, who wins and who loses remains to be seen. Similarly, for Zhao Xintong, it is a difficult duel, because the opponent is Trump.
Last season, Trump won the German Masters in one fell swoop, and as the defending champion Trump is also determined to win. The 24-year-old Zhao Xintong won the championship in one fell swoop at the British Championships, creating the history of the British Championships. However, Zhao Xintong's performance after winning the British Championship was somewhat unsatisfactory.
Grand Prix, Masters, and Single Time Limited Time all suffered a round of travel. At this Year's German Masters, Zhao Xintong regained his form and Evenckmark Williams and Tomford advanced to the quarterfinals to meet Trump. Before this, the two only met 2 times, and Zhao Xintong was completely defeated. After winning the British Championship, Zhao Xintong is no longer the Zhao Xintong of the past, the peak duel is about to erupt, and China's current highest ranking player plus faces the world's 2nd ranked Trump.
The end result remains to be seen. Whether it is Yan Bingtao or Zhao Xintong, they all expect them to achieve good results. As snooker star John Higgins said: China will dominate snooker in the next 10 years. Then among the Chinese players, Yan Bingtao and Zhao Xintong are the leading forces.