On January 28, 2022, Beijing time, the Snooker German Masters entered the third matchday, the focus is on the China-UK showdown, the two highest-ranked Chinese players against the two highest-ranked British players, Yan Bingtao directly faced Selby, the two will compete for a place in the quarterfinals, the fiery Zhao Xintong will face Trump, and the winner will advance to the final four. There was also a strong conversation between Mark Allen and Sean Murphy on the third matchday, which was exciting.
This season, Ding Junhui is in a slump, the world ranking has fallen out of the top 16, and two young players, Yan Bingtao and Zhao Xintong, have carried the banner of China's snooker. Yan Bingtao has matured a lot after winning the Masters championship, and the state of the game has become more and more stable, and the world ranking is firmly in the top 16. Zhao Xintong won the British Championships, jumping to 9th place in the world, becoming the highest-ranked Chinese player, Zhao Xintong and Yan Bingtao represent the present and future of China's snooker.
Coming to the German Masters, Ding Junhui was absent, and Zhao Xintong eliminated Mark Williams and Tom Ford successively, and successfully advanced to the quarterfinals. Yan Bingtaolik David Gilbert, ranked in the round of 16. On the third matchday, two players continued to play, and their opponents were the top stars of the stage, namely world number one Mark Selby and world number two Trump, who were representatives of British snooker.
The first is the second round of the main round, Yan Bingtao against Selby, the winner advanced to the quarterfinals. Obviously, Selby's comprehensive strength is stronger, but this season, Selby's competitive state and mental state are very average, Yan Bingtao remains stable, from this level, Yan Bingtao has a chance to beat Selby. In addition to this match, the second round also has a strong dialogue between Mark Allen and Sean Murphy, another rising star in China, Fan Zhengyi, faces Andrew Higginson to advance to the quarterfinals, and Ryan Day and Sam Craig will also compete for a place in the quarterfinals.
After all the quarterfinals are released, this matchday will continue to play the quarter-finals, focusing on Trump against Zhao Xintong. The two are very similar in terms of technical style, both can play a pleasing attack, in comparison, Trump's comprehensive strength is stronger, and Zhao Xintong's offensive strength is stronger than the defensive strength, and the defense is indeed a short board. However, Zhao Xintong won the British Championship championship, and his confidence has increased greatly, while Trump's performance in this season's ranking competition is average, and Zhao Xintong has the opportunity to continue to move forward and even impact the championship.
In addition, world number five Karen Wilson and Rich Walton compete for a place in the final four. The third matchday will be played in two time slots, with the second round of four matches played at 21:00 on January 28 and the quarterfinals at 3:00 am on January 29. Good luck to Zhao Xintong, Yan Bingtao, and Fan Zhengyi, if they can laugh to the end in the Sino-British showdown, maybe Zhao Xintong and Yan Bingtao can meet in the final?