On January 29, 2022, the snooker German Masters final four seats were created, the Chinese players two advanced, Zhao Xintong and Yan Bingtao are expected to meet in the final, by the fans, tonight Zhao Xintong against Richie. Wharton, Yan Bingtao fights Mark again. Allen, hoping to see the Chinese derby, meanwhile, the players tournament round of 16 list is determined, Selby lost to Yan Bingtao, failed to catch the last train.
The Players Tournament was held from February 7 to 13, the World Taiwan Federation invited the top 16 players in the single season to participate, the Chinese players two qualified, gemini stars Zhao Xintong and Yan Bingtao were shortlisted, of which Zhao Xintong was the top seed, the first round against Hawkins, the two had a match in the semi-finals of the British Championship, when Zhao Xintong swept Hawkins 6-1 to advance, and finally won the first title of the ranking tournament.
Yan Bingtao's opponent has not yet been determined, to see his performance at the German Masters, Mark. Alan, Richie. The same is true for Wharton, where the Players' Championship is a ranking tournament with prize money that counts towards the world rankings, with £125,000 for the champion and £50,000 for runners-up, and the defending champion is Higgins, who beat O'Sullivan 10-3 last year to win the 31st ranking tournament title of his career, which deserves recognition.
It is worth mentioning that the players' championship sets a guaranteed bonus, as long as the qualification is obtained, even if the first round is out of the game, there are 10,000 pounds in prize money, but only 16 people can be shortlisted, the threshold is indeed very high, Chinese players have twice won the runner-up, Fu Jiajun and Yan Bingtao are lost to Trump in the final, Ding Junhui's results this year are much worse than in the past, ranking 76th in a single season.
The top sixteen players in the single season are Zhao Xintong and Luca. Brechel, O'Sullivan, Mark. Williams, Mark. Alan, Robertson, Higgins, Gilbert, Hussein. Wafi, Karen. Wilson, Yan Bingtao, Richie. Wharton, Gary. Wilson, Trump, Jimmy. Robertson, Hawkins and Zhao Xintong confirmed the top seeding seat against Hawkins in the first round.
Five of the top sixteen players who did not qualify were Mark. Selby, Sean. Murphy, Bingham, McGill, Maguire, and then the Tour Championship, only invite the top eight players in a single season, Zhao Xintong won the championship with the British Championship, determine the qualification in advance, Yan Bingtao needs to work harder, there is still a certain gap, the key is to see the performance of the two ranking matches.
After the end of the German Masters, the seventh group of the Champions League began, Ding Junhui played O'Sullivan again, impacting the winner group seat, now whether it is the world ranking, or the single season ranking, have created a new low in recent years, but also hope that Ding Junhui can bottom out and rebound, in the next game to achieve good results, I believe that the outstanding performance of Yan Bingtao and Zhao Xintong, for him also has a motivating effect.