In the early morning of April 24, Beijing time, the 16-in-8 match of the Snooker World Championship continued, and the match between Yan Bingtao and defending champion Selby ushered in the third stage of the competition. In the end, after 23 rounds of fierce fighting, Yan Bingtao eliminated Selby 13-10 and successfully reached the quarterfinals of the World Championship.
In the first stage of the game, the two sides were very competitive, Yan Bingtao once led 3-1 and 4-2, but Selby used his experience to chase two consecutive sets, and after the first stage, the two sides fought a 4-4 draw. In the first stage, Yan Bingtao blasted a single score of 104 points, and Selby scored 5 shots of 50+.
In the second stage, Selby continued his fiery feel, scoring two 130+ performances. Yan Bingtao was steady, playing a hundred and a 91 point, after the end of the first 16 innings, Yan Bingtao temporarily led Selby 9-7 in two sets.
In the third stage, Yan Bingtao won two consecutive sets of matches, and took a four-set lead at 11-7. At the crucial moment, Selby blasted out 86, 117 and 88 points in a row, chasing 3 consecutive innings to 10-11. In the 22nd set, the two sides engaged in a tug-of-war, and the single game took 87 minutes to set a new record for time spent at the World Championships. Yan Bingtao narrowly won the set 62-49 and ushered in the match point 12-10. In the 23rd inning, Yan Bingtao single-handedly blasted 112 points to end the battle, winning the game 13-10.
In the end, after 23 rounds of fierce fighting, Yan Bingtao defeated the defending champion Selby 13-10 to successfully reach the quarterfinals of the World Championship. In the next eight-four match, Yan Bingtao's opponent will be Mark Williams, who is in very good form.