On February 5, Beijing time, the 21/22 season of the snooker Champions League semi-finals, Yan Bingtao vs Higgins, and finally in the case of a 2-0 lead, Yan Bingtao was reversed 2-3, 3 match points, Yan Bingtao was wasted, very regretful, Yan Bingtao stopped in the top 4, Higgins reached the final! Especially in the decider, the victory is already within reach, but the pink ball does not score to become the winner.
Before the semi-final meeting, the two had just faced off in the group stage, with Yan Bingtao sweeping Higgins 3-0. Now, the two sides are quickly back on the scene to compete for final qualification.
In the first set, Yan Bingtao destroyed the decay, single shot out 135 points, the next city.
In the second set, Higgins had a chance, Yan Bingtao turned to defense after 50-16, Higgins also got the mobile phone meeting, unfortunately, in the end, Yan Bingtao seized the opportunity, 77-46, Yan Bingtao got the match point!
In the third set, Higgins scored 56 points to pull back a city 89-20, but still trailed 1-2.
In the fourth set, the two sides started from the defense again, Higgins felt good, single shot 76 points and then pulled a set, 2-2!
In the decider, Yan Bingtao took the lead and took a 21-0 lead. But since then, Higgins has defended well, and Yan Bingtao has been freed consecutively! 60-21, Higgins simply did not score the red ball, the victory in hand, and now it is gone, and the game has a hint of suspense. But soon, Yan Bingtao attacked on the long platform, Higgins expanded his advantage, 67-21, but the red ball did not go well, Higgins risked attacking and failed, Yan Bingtao's opportunity came! Unfortunately, Yan Bingtao did not resist the pressure, and the powder ball made a low-level mistake, regretting to lose the game!
Yan Bingtao lost unfortunately, 2-0 lead, 2-3 loss, as Xiao Guodong said, such a loss, some injuries!
As for Higgins, it is true that he is experienced, in the group stage, Higgins can lose 0-3, and even fall behind 0-2 in the semi-finals, but Higgins has a big heart, without any fear, to achieve a reversal. Of course, Higgins was also lucky, believing that in the final moments of the decider, he had already surrendered his weapons, but the opportunity fell from the sky, and the veteran reached the final!