On April 19, Beijing time, the first round of the 2022 Snooker World Championships continued, and China's Yan Bingtao competed in the competition, and his opponent was Wei Kelin. The two sides have met 3 times before, and Yan Bingtao has the upper hand with 2 wins and 1 loss. The competition between the two sides in the first stage of today was very fierce, and after 9 rounds of fierce fighting, Yan Bingtao chased 2 consecutive sets in a 3-4 situation, temporarily leading 5-4 into the second stage.
In the first set, Yan Bingtao single-handedly scored 71 points to win a 72-8 lead. In the second inning, Wakelin scored a high score of 130 points, and the two sides fought to a 1-1 draw. In the third inning, Wecklin scored a single shot of 74 points after trailing by more than 60 points, and cleared the stage to win the set. In the 4th inning, Yan Bingtao blasted out a single shot of 79 points, and then chased it to a 2-2 draw after the next set.
In the 5th set, Yan Bingtao played two 50+, and won the game 125-9 to take a 3-2 lead. In the 6th set, although Yan Bingtao single-handedly blasted 62 points, he still lost the set 62-64. In the 7th inning, Wecklin scored 55 points to win the set 70-40. In the 8th game, Yan Bingtao shot out 84 points after getting started, and in the 9th game, Yan Bingtao scored a single shot of 100 points, winning two consecutive sets and overtaking the opponent 5-4.
Finally, after nine games in the first stage, Yan Bingtao blasted a score of 8 50+ in nine innings, but he conceded two super-scores in the 3rd and 6th innings, and only led opponent Wecklin 5-4 after the first nine innings. The second phase of the match between the two sides will continue at 2:00 am on April 20.