In the early morning of April 24, Beijing time, at the Snooker World Championships held at the De Crucible Theatre in the United Kingdom, a one-eighth seat battle was concluded - in this new and old "grinding king dispute", China's young Player Yan Bingtao finally defeated the defending champion Selby 13-10, which is also Yan Bingtao's recent four consecutive victories against the famous general.
Yan Bingtao took the last train and became the 16th seed of this tournament, while veteran Selby, as the previous champion, was the number one seed of this tournament. The two play in a very similar style, both are known for their perfect defense, so the two are also known as the "new and old grinding kings".
In the first stage of the game, the two fought 4 to 4; but in the second and third stages, Yan Bingtao's "grinding skills" showed a little stronger, he began to slowly take the initiative, although Selby bit very tightly on the score, But Yan Bingtao did not let Selby catch up.
Selby's mother ball control and sense of rhythm are stronger, but the young player Yan Bingtao's defensive skills are not weak at all, and his steady mentality does not seem to match his age, especially in terms of Ann Global, he is not weaker than the famous Selby.
And the ability to find offensive opportunities in the defensive battle, Yan Bingtao's state is better than his opponent, and in the end he still "grinds" off the defending champion, and is one step closer to the world championship, the highest snooker crown.
Yan Bingtao has 3 shots to break the hundred, and Mark Selby is not bad in the ability to get points, he is also a full shot 3 shots to break the hundred, while there are 8 strokes 50+, but in the grasp of offensive opportunities, Selby obviously made more mistakes than Yan Bingtao - in the "grinding" test, the Chinese youngster won again this time.
After the game, the 39-year-old "Grinding King" Selby said: "Yan Bingtao showed how good a player he is, he played a superb, all-round game. I felt that even though I was better looking than him in the race, in the chaotic 5 or 6 sets he won all. He's a very smart player and on the anglobal side, it's going to cause you a lot of trouble."
Interestingly, in this new and old "Battle of the Grinding Kings", although the two did not play the full number of rounds, the total time was nearly 10 hours; and the net time of the 22nd set of the two reached 85 minutes and 22 seconds - which also created the longest single set in the World Championships!
Both are defensive masters, compared to the ability to grind and control, in the same style, who has better patience, who has the higher ability to catch key balls, the more likely to win - although Yan Bingtao is only 22 years old, he showed a strong heart in the "Grinding King War", which also made the "Old Grinding King" and defending champion Selby lose convincingly.
According to the next schedule, Yan Bingtao will face the No. 8 seed Mark Williams in the quarter-finals, hoping to eliminate the defending champion of the Chinese teenager, can maintain a good mentality and state, and finally go further, and strive to become the first chinese creator to win the snooker World Championship! 【Original Review: Yu said that hugh】
Pre-match Jinshi