Famous players save the match point! Yan Bingtao scored 0 points for the first time, Zhao Xintong or chased the score, and the Chinese derby struck?

3 burst hundreds, 5-1 to win the match point, the first round of the players' championship, Yan Bingtao with a brutal attack that destroyed Radon, beating Gilbert with no ability to fight back. Brother Potato did not give up in the face of desperate situations, and won with a single shot in the 7th set, Yan Bingtao was clean sheeted for the first time. Hawkins led 3-1 in the first four innings, Zhao Xintong regained his form after the break, and is expected to chase the score to 4 draws, and the 11 innings and 6 wins are still in suspense.

This season, China's snooker has shown great changes, Ding Junhui fell out of the TOP16 and stepped off the altar, Zhou Yuelong, who entered the final of the ranking tournament in 2020, lost his aura, and the new generation of popular fried chicken became Zhao Xintong and Yan Bingtao. The two won 3 major championships in 2021, and Zhao Xintong also became the second player in China's snooker history to score at least 2 ranking championships in a single season after Ding Junhui, ranking 8th in the world. Yan Bingtao has been shortlisted for the finals once this season, 3 into the top 4, 2 into the top 8, worthy of the strongest snooker 00, the world ranking is firmly ranked top 16.

Tonight against Gilbert, Yan Bingtao played a strong output on the offensive end, easily played 3 shots to break the hundred, and scored the second highest single shot of the tournament, leading the opponent 5-1, only 1 win away from the top 8. Gilbert finally rebounded under pressure and scored 83 runs in the 7th inning to tie the score to 2-5. Yan Bingtao did not receive any grain for the first time in this tournament, but it was extremely difficult for Brother Potato to win 5 consecutive games to kill.

Yan Bingtao has a winning ticket, but Zhao Xintong played very hard, he only played 2 50+ tonight, and is currently 3-4 behind Hawkins. The 8th set is underway, and Zhao Xintong is in the lead and is expected to chase the score to 4 draws. Yan Bingtao and Zhao Xintong as long as they win both, they will meet in the top 8, following the German Masters final for the second time to play the derby, whether this scene can be staged as scheduled, mainly depends on Zhao Xintong's feel.