February 10, Beijing time. The 2022 Snooker Players Championship came to the quarter-finals of the tournament competition. In the opening game, Rich Walton won four consecutive sets to reverse Mark Williams 6-5 with a 2-5 deficit to advance to the top four. His opponent is the winner between Yan Bingtao and Barry Hawkins. 0 wins and 3 losses, this battle Yan Bingtao ushered in his second "nemesis" Hawkins, perhaps the biggest obstacle to his road to winning the championship.
Yan Bingtao is about to turn 22 years old, in the first round of the game, Yan Bingtao defeated David Gilbert 6-4, defeated Gilbert for 4 consecutive times, Yan Bingtao has become the big nemesis of Brother Potato. Yan Bingtao is the runner-up of this year's German Masters, the final 0-9 was kept a clean sheet by his friend Zhao Xintong, and in many ranking matches, he also reached the quarter-finals of the quarter-finals, playing very steadily, there was no big ups and downs. That's why. Yan Bingtao has maintained a good world ranking and is currently ranked 13th in the world. After Zhao Xintong was eliminated, Yan Bingtao became the only hope of China's snooker impact player championship, and the psychological pressure is certainly not small, but Yan Bingtao's psychological quality is strong, which our fans are also very relieved. Yan Bingtao had reached the final of the Players' Championship in 20 years, but lost to Trump in the final and was relegated to the second place. This time, Yan Bingtao made a comeback, once again impacting the player championship and his second ranking championship. And his opponent is equally strong, that is, Barry Hawkins, who eliminated Zhao Xintong in the first round.
Barry Hawkins is a very strong player and has now won 7 titles in his career. And there are several experiences of reaching the final of the three major competitions, but they are all returning in the final and missing the champion. Take this year's Masters, for example. Hawkins reached the final again, but this time at the feet of Neil Robertson, the strong hand. Not only that, Hawkins also has the title of the strongest 4 professionals, and it is not worthwhile to meet anyone, except for O'Sullivan in the final. However, this also proves hawkins' strong strength, and master Huo's current world ranking is still high in the world, higher than Yan Bingtao. In the first round of matches, he played very steadily, facing Zhao Xintong, who was in the middle of the season, Hawkins did not have the slightest fear of defeating Zhao Xintong 6-3, repaying the revenge of the semi-final of the British Championship. Tonight, he will meet another person from the Chinese Gemini star.
For Yan Bingtao, Hawkins, the opponent, can be said to be Yan Bingtao's second "nemesis". Throughout the current career, Yan Bingtao has faced the world's top sixteen opponents, there have been many excellent records and performances, such as in the face of Higgins, Mark Williams and other personnel are not left behind, but there are two people except, that is, Trump and Hawkins, the current Yan Bingtao record against Trump is 0 wins and 6 losses, against Hawkins is 0 wins and 3 losses, it is difficult to seek a win. However, Trump has been eliminated, Hawkins has become the biggest obstacle to Yan Bingtao's road to winning the championship, this battle, Yan Bingtao ushered in a very good opportunity for revenge, and now he is more mature, more comprehensive technology, and great improvement, which is the best chance for him to end his three consecutive defeats against his opponents. At the same time, he can also "avenge" his good brother Zhao Xintong successfully, which can be said to be two birds with one stone. If Yan Bingtao defeats Hawkins to reach the top 4 and faces Rich Walton, then the possibility of entering the final is still very large. I don't know what the fans think? Welcome to leave a message to discuss!