On April 20, 2022, Beijing time, the Snooker World Championship continued, with China's Yan Bingtao eliminating Chris Walkering 10-6 and joining Handson with Zhao Xintong to advance to the round of 16, and the next round against defending champion Mark Selby. Another Chinese player, Lu Haotian, lost 5-10 to Bingham in the first round of the main game, and the winning Bingham will face the winner between Ding Junhui and Karen Wilson in the next round.
At this World Championship, Zhao Xintong and Yan Bingtao appeared in Crucible as seeded players, and the two lived up to expectations and worked together to advance to the round of 16. Zhao Xintong eliminated Jamie Clark 10-2, which was the most disparity in the first round of the main game. Yan Bingtao's opponent is Chris Walkerlin, both of whom played well in the first half, yan Bingtao led 5-4.
In the second half, Chris Walkering scored a single 77 points to tie the game. Subsequently, Yan Bingtao took over the game, and from the 11th inning, Yan Bingtao played a single shot of 55 points, 106 points, 53 points, he won 4 consecutive sets, 9-5 to get the match point. Chris Walkerlin didn't give up and won 62-51 in the 15th inning to save a match point. However, Yan Bingtao still seized the opportunity and won the 16th set 70-8, winning with a total score of 10-6 to advance to the round of 16.
In the whole game, Yan Bingtao scored 100 points and 106 points, plus 9 strokes 50+, the offensive quality was quite good, and the victory was deserved. However, Yan Bingtao has suffered many single-game reversals in this game, which also needs to be summarized. Next, his opponent is world champion Mark Selby, although Selby's performance this season is average, his mental state is not particularly ideal, but it is also recognized as a favorite to win the championship, which is definitely a hard battle for Yan Bingtao.
Another Chinese player, Lu Haotian, also ended the first round of the game, facing Bingham, Lu Haotian played a single shot of 86 points and 62 points in the case of 3-8 behind, once chased 5 to 8, the most unfortunate thing is the 14th set, Lu Haotian played a single 55 points, but was reversed by Bingham's single shot 68 points, if you chase another round, the situation may change, but Lu Haotian still fell short. Bingham won two straight sets to eliminate Lu Haotian 10-5 to advance to the round of 16, followed by the winner between Ding Junhui and Karen Wilson.
So far, the round of 16 has produced 11 seats, belonging to Selby, Yan Bingtao, Jackson Peggy, Mark Williams, Bingham, McGill, Neil Robertson, Zhao Xintong, Maguire, Mark Allen, and O'Sullivan. Next, Ding Junhui will launch an attack on the round of 16, wishing him good luck!