Two Young Chinese players advance to the Round of 4! Zhao Xintong defeated Trump, and Yan Bingtao narrowly defeated Selby. The 2022 Snooker German Masters 1/4 finals have all ended, two Chinese teenagers Zhao Xintong, Yan Bingtao has advanced to the top 4, of which Zhao Xintong in the quarterfinals, won 5-1 against the world's second-ranked Trump, Yan Bingtao defeated Ryan Day 5-4, and in the second round, Yan Bingtao also defeated Selby, who is currently ranked first in the world, 5-4.
In this German Masters, Zhao Xintong was in very good shape, defeating three-time World Champion Mark Williams 5-3 in the first round and Tom Ford 5-1 in the second round. In the quarterfinals, Zhao Xintong's opponent was Trump, and in the first three sets, Zhao Xintong scored two 50+, winning 3 consecutive sets and leading 3-0 on aggregate. In the fourth set, the two fought each other, and Trump seized the opportunity to barely pull back the set at 63-49. In the fifth set, Zhao Xintong once again occupied the initiative on the field, winning with a single shot of 58 points. In the sixth set, Zhao Xintong scored another 52 points to keep a clean sheet 84-0, thus defeating Trump 5-1 on aggregate and advancing to the semifinals. Although Trump is called "sharpshooter" by many people, under the attack of Zhao Xintong, Trump did not even hit a 50+, from here it can be seen that Zhao Xintong's accuracy is above Trump, completely suppressing Trump.
Yan Bingtao, a post-00s youngster, first defeated Selby, who is currently ranked no. 1 in the world, 5-4, and then competed with Ryan Day for the top 4. In the first set, Ryan Day scored a single 59 points to win the first set 66-56. In the second set, Yan Bingtao won the first set 48-40 by playing multiple times. In the third set, Yan Bingtao first scored a single 54 points, but Ryan Day scored a single 71 points to win. In the fourth set, Yan Bingtao won another set at 66-48, and the total score of the two was 2-2. In the fifth set, Yan Bingtao scored a single 81 points to win the inning. Ryan Day then won two straight sets to take the lead 4-3 on aggregate. In the eighth set, Yan Bingtao withstood the pressure and equalized the aggregate score again at 71-61. In the decider, Yan Bingtao scored a single shot of 53 points to lock in the victory 68-26, thus winning 5-4 on aggregate.
In the semi-finals, Zhao Xintong will play Richie Walton, Yan Bingtao will fight Mark Allen, from the current situation, the two Chinese young players have every opportunity to meet in the final, of which Zhao Xintong is the most likely to advance, and Yan Bingtao may encounter a bitter battle.