On April 19, Beijing time, the snooker World Championships continued. China's Yan Bingtao appeared, and as a result, in the first stage of the game, Yan Bingtao made mistakes twice in the 3rd and 6th innings when he was about to overtake the score, resulting in a major reversal of the opponent. Yan Bingtao's mentality also changed, and he made a very outrageous offensive mistake in the 7th set, and he had no choice but to smile bitterly. It can be said that Yan Bingtao himself has turned the good situation into a bitter battle. Fortunately, in the last two sets, Yan Bingtao took a 5-4 lead.
Yan Bingtao is currently ranked 16th in the world, while opponent Wei Kelin is ranked 60th in the world, and there is a big gap between the two. As soon as the game came up, Yan Bingtao's state was quite good, and he scored 71 points in a single shot to complete the super point. Although the opponent did not give up, Yan Bingtao was patient enough to win the first set. In the second set, Wakelin scored a single 130 to win.
In the 3rd inning, Yan Bingtao ushered in a very bitter innings. After scoring 68 points in a single shot, he was only one shot away from completing the super point, but he made a mistake. As a result, Wakelin seized the opportunity and shot a single shot to clear the table, and finally won 74-68. Yan Bingtao then played two consecutive attacks in two consecutive sets, winning two consecutive sets 79-0/125-9 and winning 3-2.
However, in the 6th set, Yan Bingtao repeated the nightmare of the 3rd set. After scoring 62 points in a single shot, Yan Bingtao was only one red ball away to complete the super point. As a result, Yan Bingtao made a mistake in attacking the red ball. The opponent seized the opportunity to clear the stage and won 64-62! Yan Bingtao made the original 5-1 situation 3-3.
At this time, Yan Bingtao's mentality has changed a lot. In the 7th set, Yan Bingtao scored a very convincing emotional ball in an attack. After the fight, Yan Bingtao himself smiled. Wakelin scored 55 points and completed a comeback again. In the 8th set, Yan Bingtao still played extremely aggressively, but this time he scored a single 84 points, and the score came to 4-4. In the 9th set, Yan Bingtao won with one shot, leading 5-4 to end the first stage.