A steamy duel, the Stay up late of Chinese fans was not in vain, witnessing the most thrilling, exciting and brilliant victory of Yan Bingtao in this year's World Championships. In the face of the defending champion, the four-time World Championship winner, and even the nemesis and bitter hand Selby of most of the Chinese legion players, Yan Bingtao showed a general style, from beginning to end to maintain the suppression and lead of Selby, and finally completed the "upset" 13-10, strongly advanced to the top 8, and created a new personal World Championship performance.
With Zhao Xintong losing 9-13 to Scotland's Maguire in the second round, Yan Bingtao became the only player left in the Chinese legion at this year's World Championships, and the duel with Selby was seen as a duel between the new and old Grinding King, because of the similar style of play and playing style, many Chinese fans look forward to the miracle. In the game, the young Yan Bingtao showed quite sophisticated and mature, and in the duel with Selby, when there was a chance, he decisively attacked, taking the lead in ensuring super points and winning; when there was no chance, he calmly chose to defend and compete in the skills of defense.
In this game, the most obvious two people's skills are in the 22nd inning, the game played for a full 85 minutes, the table ball shape was continuously disrupted by the two people, there is no too good offensive opportunity, can only look for opportunities through defense. In order to be able to play more rigorously defensively, both of them have had two times when they did not hit the whole color ball, and the third time they did not hit it and were awarded a single game. Because of the continuous high-pressure duels, Selby once proposed to pause for the bathroom, and the spectators who concentrated on the game rarely relaxed their tense nerves. In the final stage of the competition for the ball, under the high pressure of Selby, there was a mistake, and Yan Bingtao scored the pink ball and the black ball with a big heart, completed the kill, got the match point, and then achieved a one-shot victory in the last set, breaking the hundred to win the game.
In terms of official statistics, Selby is all ahead of Yan Bingtao in various data indicators, but the final result is that Yan Bingtao wins, which is a typical end of winning the data and losing the game. The economical and practical playing style is vividly interpreted by Yan Bingtao, and it has to be said that this is the most exciting and classic showdown at this year's World Championships.
How many people dream of winning a great star like Selby on the way to the promotion, or on the world championships. Yan Bingtao achieved it, and with such joy of victory, it would greatly boost his morale and determination to achieve his goals. After reaching the quarter-finals, he has set a new record since his four participations in the World Championships. In the 1/4 final, he will play against Williams, one of the "seven five three masters", who is still in a state of the World Championships this year, winning consecutive big scores to advance, for Yan Bingtao, it is not easy to take the enemy lightly, be prepared for another hard battle, and it is not impossible to impact the top 4!