On March 12, 2022, Beijing time, the snooker Turkish Masters decided the final four, and Ding Junhui ranked among them. Yan Bingtao, who was optimistic before the game, regrettably stopped in the 1/8 final, facing Oliver Lanes, who was not too strong, Yan Bingtao was killed by his opponent in the decider and was out of the game 4-5. This result allowed Yan Bingtao to receive at least 3 bad news, and it is certain that he missed the Tour Championship in advance.
The tournament is significant for Yan Bingtao as he strives to be in the top eight of a single season and compete for qualification for the Tour Championship. Yan Bingtao had a good signing, eliminating Joe O'Connor and Slather successively to advance to the round of 16. In the quarterfinals, Yan Bingtao played against Oliver Lanes, the lowest-ranked professional player in the round of 16, here talking about professional players, and Scarlett is playing as an amateur player.
Therefore, for Yan Bingtao, this is a good opportunity to advance to the quarterfinals, once promoted to the quarterfinals, he can surpass Hussein Wafi, rank in the top eight in a single season, and take back a lot of initiative. Unfortunately, Yan Bingtao missed a good opportunity, in the first half, Yan Bingtao played two 50+, and the opponent was equally divided. In the second half, Oliver Lanes won two straight sets to win 4-2 match points.
Desperately, Yan Bingtao scored consecutive single-shot 116 and 119 points, dragging the game into the decider. Unfortunately, Yan Bingtao made a lot of mistakes in the decider, Oliver Lanes's defense was quite outstanding, and there was also accuracy at key moments, he won the decider 73-25, and the total score was 5-4 to kill Yan Bingtao to advance to the quarterfinals. Unfortunately, Oliver Lanes was out of the quarter-finals that followed, losing 4-5 to Sean Murphy and missing the final four.
Losing this game allowed Yan Bingtao to harvest at least three bad news, or three big blows:
First of all, he had a very good signing at the Turkish Masters, but unfortunately missed the quarterfinals and missed a good opportunity to attack the championship.
Secondly, in the single-season ranking list, Yan Bingtao failed to surpass Hussein Wafi, while Trump reached the final four behind him and successfully entered the top eight, Yan Bingtao fell to the tenth place, because he did not register for the Gibraltar Open, so he did not qualify for the Tour Championship.
Third, not registering for the Gibraltar Open also meant that Yan Bingtao missed the extra prize money for the European Series.
Another point is that in the world ranking list, Yan Bingtao is ranked 17th, and since Stephen Maguire in front of him is about to be deducted a large amount of points, Yan Bingtao will soon return to the top 16, but he is only 26,000 pounds ahead of Ritchie Wharton behind him, who will participate in the Gibraltar Open, and there is a possibility of overtaking Yan Bingtao. In other words, Yan Bingtao is not yet sure to play in the World Championships as a seeded player.
Next, Yan Bingtao can rest for a long time and prepare for the World Championships, hoping that he can adjust well and achieve good results at the World Championships!