On February 24, 2022, Beijing time, the snooker European Masters continued, and many seeded players were cold out, but our Yan Bingtao remained stable, and he eliminated the famous Joe Perry 5-2 and successfully advanced to the round of 16. In the following game, Fan Zhengyi eliminated Karen Wilson, Fan Zhengyi and Yan Bingtao had a direct dialogue, and the Chinese players locked in a place in the quarterfinals in advance.
Five Chinese players appeared on this matchday, Xiao Guodong and Zhou Yuelong suffered a defeat, Xiao Guodong lost 0-5 to Jordan Brown, and Zhou Yuelong was reversed with a 3-0 lead, losing 4-5 to Graeme Dort. Xiao Guodong and Zhou Yuelong are both very strong players, both of whom have reached the final of the ranking competition, but now they are becoming increasingly mediocre.
Subsequently, the young player Wu Yize played against O'Sullivan for the first time, and at some points of the game, Wu Yize played well, but he lacked experience in the competition, and in the face of such an influential player, Wu Yize was also a little nervous, and finally lost 1-5. After the game, O'Sullivan encouraged the Chinese youngster in person and affirmed his potential, such a picture is familiar, O'Sullivan really values our young players.
In this competition, Zhao Xintong was out of the qualifiers, Ding Junhui did not register, and Yan Bingtao shouldered the heavy responsibility of winning the championship. With a number of seeded players out of the game, Yan Bingtao played steadily, shooting a single shot of 70 points and 93 points respectively, eliminating veteran Joe Perry 5-2.
Another Chinese teenager also brought surprises, that is, Fan Zhengyi, facing the world's fifth-ranked Karen Wilson, Fan Zhengyi played quite well, playing a single 69 points, 75 points, 125 points, 57 points, 66 points, he once had the opportunity to impact the single shot 147, but unfortunately fell short. However, Fan Zhengyi still beat Karen Wilson 5-4 and won an important victory.
Fan Zhengyi and Yan Bingtao will compete for a place in the quarterfinals, which also means that the Chinese players have locked a seat in the quarterfinals in advance. Next, there are three more Chinese players will appear in the second round of the main competition, Liang Wenbo against Sangham, Yuan Sijun against Richie Walton, Pang Junxu to challenge Neil Robertson, these games are hard battles, I hope that Chinese players will give up and strive to get more promotion places!