The Snooker World Championship continued to stage two focus duels, Yan Bingtao continued to improve himself in the controversy, and successfully won the second stage at the beginning of the game, leading 5:4 in a big score, continuing to put pressure on the defending champion, and the performance was remarkable; Zhao Xintong fought backwaters, two cities in a row, 7:11 was close to the score, the ending was still helpless, did not give full play to his advantages.
After the first round of the Snooker World Championships, Ding Junhui and Lu Haotian were out, and Yan Bingtao and Zhao Xintong carried all the expectations of domestic fans;
After the release of the schedule, Zhao Xintong took the lead in the debut, facing the world champion Maguire, the performance was not satisfactory, the big score was 3:5 behind, and the first stage of the process was completely passive.
In the second stage, Zhao Xintong and Yan Bingtao appeared at the same time, offering two focus battles for fans;
Zhao Xintong faced a strong opponent, still did not find the feeling of the game, continued to venture to create opportunities for the opponent, after the end of the second stage of the game, the Chinese star fell behind 5:11, one step away from the game;
Yan Bingtao's performance did not disappoint the fans, facing the defending champion - Selby, the Chinese star maintained a normal heart, and the opponent was caught in a long battle, after the end of the first stage of the eight games, the two took four points each, equally divided.
After a short break, Zhao Xintong and Yan Bingtao once again joined hands to compete for qualification;
Zhao Xintong fell behind by the score, fought a battle, two cities in a row, 7:11 was close to the score, helpless in the subsequent 18th game, there was a small mistake again, breaking the good game, was 12:7 by the opponent to get the match point, out of the inevitable, the performance did not meet the pre-match expectations;
Yan Bingtao fought against Selby in the second stage, the state remained good, the two fought in the ninth set, Yan Bingtao twice completed the clearance, locked in the victory 123:5, and regained the lead;
In the tenth set, Yan Bingtao took the lead, scored 38 points with one shot, and then did not have too good offensive opportunities, took the initiative to turn into offense, Selby also had no way, sitting on the sidelines in a daze, the Chinese star led 6:4.
Looking at the performance of the two Chinese celebrities at this World Championship, the gap is clear at a glance, contrary to the expectations of some fans; Yan Bingtao's technology is more comprehensive, there is no obvious shortcoming, coupled with Selby's state throughout the season has not been adjusted to the best, the two have formed a stalemate in the game, Yan Bingtao is not behind;
Zhao Xintong faced the top 16 famous maguire, exposed the shortcomings of immaturity, tried to replicate the history of winning the British Championship, and as a result, he was completely suppressed by the opponent, made continuous mistakes, and fell behind 8:12, leaving many helplessness.