On the morning of January 29, Beijing time, the semi-finalists of the Snooker German Masters were selected, namely Zhao Xintong, Richie Wharton, Mark Allen and Yan Bingtao.
At 21:00 tonight, Zhao Xintong vs Richie Wharton, competing for tickets to a final. Zhao Xintong eliminated the world's second-place Trump 5-1 in the final four and advanced to a strong 6-50+. Richie Wharton won 5-1 against Wilson to advance. In the first inning, Walton scored 60 points to take a 1-0 lead. In the second set, Wilson scored 107 points to tie the score at 1-1. In the third set, Walton scored 61 points, won the third set 88-37, and surpassed Wilson 2-1. In the fourth inning, Riche Walton blasted a single 74-pointer to keep a clean sheet for Wilson to take a 3-1 lead. In the fifth inning, Wharton scored 63 points to lead Wilson 4-1 to three innings to get the match point. In the sixth inning, Wharton scored 69 points to beat Wilson 5-1 to advance to the semifinals.
At 3:00 a.m. the next day, Mark Allen will compete with Yan Bingtao for a ticket to a final. Yan Bingtao in tonight's game, two consecutive 5-4 counter-kills, first 5-4 killed the world's number one Selby, and then 5-4 killed Ryan Day, successfully entered the top 4, but also represents the German Masters to determine that there are 2 Chinese players, and if the two players play steadily, it is likely to win the championship in one fell swoop.
In the match with Ryan Dai, Yan Bingtao played well, and Ryan Dai was also in good shape, giving Yan Bingtao a lot of pressure. In the first set of the game, Ryan Day took the lead with a single score of 59 points. In the second set, the two sides began to fight, and after several attacks and defenses, Yan Bingtao had the advantage and pulled back a set 48-40. In the third set, each side had a 50+ and Ryan Day won Yan Bingtao's single 54 points with a single shot 71 points, taking the lead again. In the fourth set, the two sides once again fell into a fight, this time the fight was still Yan Bingtao's victory, and the two sides fought a 2-2 draw.
In the fifth set, Yan Bingtao scored 81 points and took the lead with a 128-0 clean sheet, but soon in the sixth set, Ryan Day tied again, 63-52 to a 3-3 draw. In the seventh set, Ryan Day took the lead in finding the offensive rhythm, scoring 64 points in a single shot, leading Yan Bingtao 4-3 in one set into the match point. In the eighth set, Ryan Day's hand was still online, and after scoring 61 points, the attack was interrupted, such a thrilling situation, Yan Bingtao did not give up, and through multiple starts, the score was 71-61 to a 4-4 double match point decider. In the decider, Yan Bingtao scored 53 points, won the decider 68-26, and defeated Ryan Day 5-4 to advance.
The two reversal kills in one night are so thrilling, it can be seen that Yan Bingtao has a big heart. Zhao Xintong was in good shape along the way, and although Fan Zhengyi failed to reach the semi-finals, he also broke his personal record. It is almost the three young players of China competing for the championship together, which is a good start for us, and I hope that in the future, our players can play their own satisfactory results.