On the evening of April 19, the first round of the 2022 Snooker World Championships, China's Yan Bingtao played against Chris Wakelin, playing inextricably in the first half, of which Yan Bingtao had three sets reversed by a single set. The third inning was reversed 68-0; the sixth was reversed at 62-13; and the seventh inning was reversed 40-15.
In the first set, Yan Bingtao scored a single 71 points to win 72-8. In the second set, Wakelin scored a 130-pointer in return. In the third set, Yan Bingtao scored 68 points, the key red ball did not score, although the opportunity was not good, Wecklin directly single shot 74 points to stage a reversal. In the fourth set, Yan Bingtao scored 79 points. The two sides drew 2-2.
In the fifth set, Yan Bingtao scored 69 points and 56 points in a single shot to win the fifth set. In the sixth set, Yan Bingtao scored 62 points, did not score a red ball, led 62-13, and Wecklin scored another reversal with 51 points. In the seventh set, Yan Bingtao made a mistake with a red ball to lead 40-15, and Wecklin scored a 55-point reversal again. In the eighth set, Yan Bingtao scored 84 points in a single shot. The two sides drew 4-4. In the last inning of the first half, the competition in the ninth inning, Yan Bingtao broke through the hundred with a single shot. Yan Bingtao led 5-4 to end the first half.
From the perspective of the game process, Yan Bingtao can end the first half with a 5-4 advantage, or it is worth affirming, after all, he was reversed by the opponent three times in a single set, and Yan Bingtao's eighth and ninth innings were all under pressure, there was no collapse, and he showed his ability to resist pressure.
From the perspective of playing style, Yan Bingtao played very badly "Yan Bingtao", Yan Bingtao played very aggressively, without the stability of the previous defense, but also caused himself to be passive for a time.