The second person in China (Zhao Xintong has been promoted) in the Round of 16 of the World Championships has come, and he is Yan Bingtao, who is known as the "strongest post-00". As the first player among the post-00s to reach the round of 16 of the World Championships, Yan Bingtao continued his good luck at the World Championships, defeating Wakelin 10-6 in the first round of the main round to advance to the second round for three consecutive years. And the opponent was rarely subdued, and after the game, he said: To pay tribute to Yan.
The first round of the World Championships was played by China's Yan Bingtao against Wei Kelin. At present, Yan Bingtao ranks 16th in the world, the 16th seed of the tournament, while the opponent ranks 62nd. Despite the higher ranking, Yan Bingtao's performance this season has been average, and the German Masters have managed to reach the final, but they have been swept by Chinese compatriot Zhao Xintong, and so far the season has won 0 titles.
In terms of historical confrontation between the two sides, Yan Bingtao and Wei Kelin have met in the 2018 and 2019 Chinese Championships, the first time Yan Bingtao won 5-4, and the second time was 2-5. In terms of historical results at the World Championships, Yan Bingtao once reached the main event for the first time in 2017, and in the past two years, he has advanced to the round of 16 consecutively.
In the first stage that ended earlier, the two fought very tangled, all the way from 1 draw to 4 draws. Yan Bingtao led 5-4 with a big score of 100 and 7 50+.
At the beginning of stage 2, Wecklin scored 77 points to make the score 5-5. In the 11th inning, Wakelin was expected to take another set, but when he was 55-0 behind, he scored a 28-pointer and conceded a difficult goal. Yan Bingtao took advantage of the situation, and the score came to 6-5
Next, Yan Bingtao took advantage of the chase, the 12th inning, single shot 106 points clean sheet opponents; in the 13th and 14th innings, Yan Bingtao went down 77-17, 85-46 and then two more cities. The score came to 9-5.
In the 15th set, Yan Bingtao led the way again, but unfortunately missed a middle bag on the penultimate red ball, and Wakelin seized the opportunity to win back a set. In the 16th set, Yan Bingtao took the lead and scored 48 points, and then seized on Wakelin's mistake to play for the second time and completed the super point. 70-8, Yan Bingtao scored the last point, eliminating his opponent to advance to the round of 16. He will then take on defending champion and number one seed in the tournament, Selby.
The loss of the showdown made Wakelin very frustrated, and the latter said after the game: "I want to pay tribute to Yan Bingtao, he played very well in this game and did not give me a chance at all. ”
After successfully eliminating his opponent and advancing to the round of 16, Yan Bingtao also set a personal record of 2 major: 1. Reaching the round of 16 of the World Championships for 3 consecutive years, as a Chinese player, it is not easy to do this. 2. After 4 years, Yan Bingtao once again won the opponent. It was also the first time he had won an opponent in a long-game format. It is expected that Yan Bingtao will continue to play well and achieve good results in the future.