"Grind King" duel, China's post-00s youngsters will laugh to the end! Selby praised Yan Bingtao for being very great. In the quarterfinals of the 2022 World Snooker Championships, China's post-00s youngster Yan Bingtao defeated defending champion Selby 13-10 to advance to the quarterfinals. In this campaign, Selby and Yan Bingtao both showed high competitive standards, of which Selby played three over 100 and 8 50+, but in the end, Yan Bingtao, who played three over 100 and a 91 point, smiled to the end.
There were 4 Chinese players in the main tournament of the Snooker World Championship, but in the first round there were two outs, namely Lu Haotian lost to Bingham 5-10, Ding Junhui lost 8-10 to Wilson, and two young players Zhao Xintong and Yan Bingtao advanced to the round of 16. However, in the second round of the game, Zhao Xintong's state appeared ups and downs, the first two stages of 5-11 behind Maguire, although Zhao Xintong found his touch in the third stage, but helplessly left too much in front, and finally lost 9-13, missed the top 8, and with Zhao Xintong out, now there is only Yan Bingtao a Chinese player left. This article is original by Xiao Lizi, please do not copy or port. In the second round, Yan Bingtao against the defending champion Selby, both shots are relatively slow, so this duel is also known as the "Grind King" showdown, in the first two stages, the two you come and go to attack and defend each other, although Selby has the upper hand on the scene, playing a single 54 points, 54 points, 50 points, 54 points, 83 points, 132 points, 64 points, 131 points, Yan Bingtao scored a single shot of 104 points, 101 points, 91 points, but Yan Bingtao ended the first two stages of the game with a 9-7 lead.
In the third stage, Yan Bingtao still occupied the lead, winning two consecutive sets 61-47, 63-52, extending the aggregate score to 11-7. In the 19th inning, Selby scored a single 86 to score. In the 20th set, Yan Bingtao scored 16 points and made a mistake, and Selby directly blasted out a single shot of 117 points to win another set at 117-16. In the 21st inning, Selby scored a single 88 to make the total 10-11. In the 22nd set, Yan Bingtao withstood the pressure and won 63-49, with an aggregate score of 12-10 to get the match point. In the 23rd set, Yan Bingtao did not give Selby any chance, and directly locked up the victory with a single shot of 112 points, thus winning 13-10 on aggregate and advancing to the top 8. In the quarterfinals, Yan Bingtao will play against three-time World Champion Mark Williams.
Counting the previous matches, Yan Bingtao has maintained 4 consecutive wins against Selby, which shows that Yan Bingtao's playing style is still more restrained Selby. After the game, Selby spoke highly of Yan Bingtao's performance, praising Yan Bingtao as a great player, and although he wanted to beat him, he would not give you any chance, from beginning to end. In the end, Selby also said that Yan Bingtao was very smart and respected him. From Selby's statement, we can know that he was subdued by Yan Bingtao, and in this game, Yan Bingtao has always been able to occupy a leading position in the case of not dominant in the scene, which will indeed make many people impressed.