In the early hours of this morning, Yan Bingtao defeated the provisional number one Mark in a score of 13:10. Selby, advance to the Quarterfinals of the World Championships! Yan Bingtao, who participated in the fourth competition, refreshed his best result at the World Championships and became one of the favorites to win the championship.
As of the 2022 World Championships, a total of 14 Chinese players have participated in the World Championships, and their results are as follows:
1st place: Ding Junhui (1 runner-up, 2 semi-finals, 3 quarter-finals, 5 round-16, 5 first rounds)
From 2007 to 2022, Ding Junhui entered the World Championships for 16 consecutive years, and he is also the second Chinese snooker player to appear on the stage of the World Championships after Fu Jiajun. Ding Junhui reached the final of the World Championships in 2016 and finished second, which is his best result in the event.
2nd place: Fu Jiajun (2 semi-finals, 2 quarter-finals, 4 semi-finals, 10 first rounds)
From 1999 to 2018, Fu Jiajun participated in a total of 18 World Championships, during which time he only missed the 2002 main competition. Fu reached the semi-finals twice in 2006 and 2016, his best result at the World Championships.
Third place: Liang Wenbo (1 quarterfinals, 1 round of 16, 6 stops in the first round)
Liang Wenbo has entered the World Championships eight times in 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2016, 2017, 2020 and 2021, and he is also the third Chinese player to win the ranking competition. In 2008, Liang Wenbo reached the top eight for the first time in the main event of the World Championships.
Fourth place: Yan Bingtao (has entered the quarterfinals this year and is expected to improve)
Yan Bingtao entered the main tournament of the World Championships for the first time in 2017, losing to Murphy in the first round. From 2020 to 2022, Yan Bingtao participated in the World Championships for three consecutive years, the first two years were stopped in the second round, and this year has reached the top 8, refreshing his personal best, and is expected to go further!
Fifth place (tied): Cao Yupeng, Xiao Guodong, Lv Haotian, Zhou Yuelong, Zhao Xintong.
All five of them have reached the second round of the regular round and won the round of 16 at the World Championships. Cao Yupeng in 2012, Xiao Guodong in 2017, Lu Haotian in 2018, Zhou Yuelong in 2019, and Zhao Xintong in the first round of this year beat Jack. Clark, who advanced to the round of 16, lost to Maguire in the quarter-finals.
In addition, Liu Chuang, Zhang Anda, Li Xing, Luo Honghao, and Tian Pengfei have also broken into the main competition of the World Championships and won the top 32 results. Among them, Zhang Anda has the most times, stopping the first round three times in 2010, 2015 and 2016.