The 2021-2022 Snooker World Championships are in full swing, and the overall performance of the Chinese team is not good, and only Ding Junhui and Lu Haotian, two of the 23 people participating in the World Championship qualification tournament, have entered the main tournament. In the first round of the main tournament, two of the four players of the Chinese legion were eliminated, ding Junhui, who had high hopes, lost to the fifth seed Karen Wilson, while Lu Haotian lost to the world champion Bingham, and only the seeded players Zhao Xintong and Yan Bingtao entered the second round. In the second round of competition, China's number one seed Zhao Xintong lost to qualifier Maguire, upset to stop in the round of 16, only the young yan Bingtao played well in the game with the defending champion Selby, with the danger and good state, Yan Bingtao finally withstood the pressure to defeat the four-time World Championship winner Selby 13:10, strongly advanced to the quarterfinals of the Snooker World Championships, whether Yan Bingtao can further reach the final four, and even upset to win the World Championship is the focus of everyone's attention.
After reaching the quarterfinals, Yan Bingtao's next round of competition is the three-time World Championship champion and no. 8 seed Mark Williams, this world championship "75 three masters" at the same time, Mark Williams is no exception, he has two consecutive rounds of competition are big victories over opponents to advance, the second round only took two stages to sweep the "apprentice" Jackson Page, strong promotion to the quarterfinals. The match between Yan Bingtao and Mark Williams is bound to be a vicious battle, Mark Williams' style is completely different from Selby's, his offensive firepower is fierce, and he is called "the most accurate man" at his peak, which is a test for Yan Bingtao. Yan Bingtao vs. Mark Williams must keep his due style, can not be taken by the other side to deviate from the rhythm, once fell into the other side's trap, then Yan Bingtao is afraid that he will encounter big trouble. However, since he can beat Selby, Yan Bingtao naturally has the opportunity to beat Mark Williams, but in the face of the eighth seed, Yan Bingtao is still slightly inferior in general, if he can play the state when he played with Selby, Yan Bingtao may go further.
If he can successfully reach the final four, Yan Bingtao will compete with one of Trump, Bingham, Karen Wilson for the right to the final, no matter who the opponent is, Yan Bingtao has no certainty of winning, and of course there is no reason to lose. If he can continue to move forward, Yan Bingtao is likely to compete with one of O'Sullivan, Higgins or Neil Robertson for the championship, and yan Bingtao is theoretically at a disadvantage. Yan Bingtao's state of this World Championship has been adjusted well, whether it is offensive or defensive, his play is very stable, which may help Yan Bingtao go further. Yan Bingtao inherited the mantle of Selby's "grinding control playing style", which does have a certain advantage in the long long game format of the World Championships, and Selby's game, Yan Bingtao is to use the method of "treating his body with his own way" to eliminate the opponent, Yan Bingtao wants to go further, he still has to continue to adhere to this way of playing in the later games, although the ornamentation is not strong, but the playing style is indeed very practical.
From the perspective of world ranking and comprehensive strength, objectively speaking, Yan Bingtao does not currently have the absolute strength to compete for the world championship, whether it is offensive or defensive, Yan Bingtao still has a lot of room for improvement, before the two technologies have not been perfected, Yan Bingtao's probability of winning the world championship is still relatively low. However, this is not to say that Yan Bingtao has no chance to win this year's World Championship, the key is to see the on-the-spot play, in fact, many players in the history of the World Championships are not optimistic before the game and finally won the championship, Dort, Murphy, Bingham, Mark Williams four years ago are all in this situation. This year, It is not impossible for Yan Bingtao to become the final winner, the key is still to see the impromptu play, whether Yan Bingtao's "grinding control playing style" can continue to work in the next game is the key to his ability to continue to move forward. With the defending champion Selby out, Yan Bingtao's remaining players in the upper half of the current strength are relatively close, the victory or defeat of the game depends on the on-site play, Yan Bingtao has the opportunity to continue to move forward, but there is no absolute certainty of winning.