On April 19, Beijing time, in the first round of the Snooker World Championships, the 16th seed Yan Bingtao and qualifier Wei Kelin launched the first stage of competition. In this battle, Yan Bingtao played relatively rarely, and launched a crazy confrontation with his opponent, changing his previous style. In 9 innings, the two combined to blast 12 pars 50+, including 2 shots to break the hundred, and in the end, Yan Bingtao won 5-4 in the first stage.
Yan Bingtao is the seeded player of this World Championship, ranked 16th in the world, located in 1/4 zone, and the main opponents in the same zone are defending champions Selby and Mark Williams. Wecklin is ranked 62nd in the world and has played Against Yan Bingtao twice, the most recent of which Hecklin won. Being able to reach the World Championships, even if it is a qualifier, is also very powerful, and Yan Bingtao should not be careless.
In the first set, Yan Bingtao took the lead in entering the state, playing a single 71 points, 72-8, the first to win. In the second set, Wecklin blasted a single shot to break 130 points to return the favor.
In the third set, Yan Bingtao scored 68 points in a single shot but was tragically overturned by Wecklin's single shot of 74 points. In the fourth set, Yan Bingtao won by 79 points. In the fifth set, Yan Bingtao scored 69 points + 56 points in a row, winning 125-9. In the sixth set, Yan Bingtao scored 62 points, Wei Kelin scored 51 points, and Wei Kelin won 64-62. In the seventh set, Wecklin scored 55 points to win again. In the eighth set, Yan Bingtao scored 84 points to win.
In the last set of the first stage, Yan Bingtao slammed a single shot to win by 100 points, and the big score was 5-4 to end the game.