Beijing time on April 26, 2022, the snooker World Championship into the 11th match day, 1/4 final full start, Chinese young yan Bingtao took the lead in the appearance, against the world championship treble champion Mark Williams, compared to the previous round of matches, Yan Bingtao offensive errors more, defensive intensity also dropped significantly, the first stage of 2-6 behind, the situation is unfavorable.
At this World Championship, with Neil Robertson's unexpected loss to Lissovsky, Yan Bingtao became the only non-British player in the quarter-finals. As a new generation of players, Yan Bingtao showed results that did not match his age, and the elimination of defending champion Mark Selby was eye-catching, he showed strong defensive strength, and he was very patient at both ends of the attack and defense, which is very rare among young players.
After eliminating Selby, Yan Bingtao's confidence increased greatly, but that game made Yan Bingtao consume a lot, and his opponent Mark Williams was a bit of a sense of waiting, after all, he won the first two rounds particularly easily, and had more rest time than Yan Bingtao. Sure enough, Yan Bingtao made more mistakes after the opening, he was still very patient, but there were more unnecessary mistakes, and Mark Williams won 2 consecutive sets in a stalemate situation to make a 2-0 start.
Subsequently, Mark Williams also made a lot of mistakes, Yan Bingtao hit a hundred, releasing some pressure. Subsequently, Yan Bingtao seized the opportunity again and tied the score with a single shot of 85 points. I thought that Yan Bingtao could take advantage of the victory to pursue, but he lost his hand after resting, and there were many offensive mistakes, especially the success rate of the long platform was greatly reduced, and there was less patience when defending.
Mark Williams then took over, shooting consecutive 60, 106, 72 and 77 consecutive singles, winning all four innings in the first stage and keeping a clean sheet in the last three innings. Mark Williams ended the first stage with a 6-2 lead. Although Yan Bingtao started unfavorably, the game was a 13-win system in 25 innings, Yan Bingtao still had a chance, the key is to maintain patience and find the previous defensive intensity.
Compared with Selby, Mark Williams is a completely different type of player, and Yan Bingtao also needs to adjust the game strategy, in addition, to reduce unnecessary mistakes. The second stage of the match between the two sides will also be held on this match day, and it is hoped that Yan Bingtao will catch up and strive to keep the suspense until the third stage.
In another game at the same time, although O'Sullivan made many mistakes, but his opponent Stephen Maguire was in a sluggish state, there were more unnecessary mistakes, O'Sullivan played a single shot of 54 points, 70 points, 123 points, the offensive success rate reached 91%, 12% higher than the opponent, the bench success rate of 70%, 10% higher than the opponent, which is the main reason why O'Sullivan led 6-2.
Obviously, the two world champions O'Sullivan and Mark Williams have established a clear advantage and have the initiative to advance to the final four, but the game is still very long, I believe Yan Bingtao and Stephen Maguire also have a chance to reverse the unfavorable situation, Yan Bingtao cheers!