In the early morning of April 28, Beijing time, in the quarterfinals of the Snooker World Championship, Yan Bingtao lost 11-13. In this campaign, Yan Bingtao once led 11-10, it seems that there is a better chance to enter the top 4, but then, Ma Shu threatened, Yan Bingtao lost 3 consecutive sets and was reversed, 11-10 to 11-13, Yan Bingtao did not qualify for the top 4, and did not have the opportunity to create a personal world championship historical record, it is a pity!
The full game data, Yan Bingtao's long stage success rate is only 61%, which is very low. In addition, Yan Bingtao's highest single shot is only 103 points, which is not the best level. Of course, looking back on the whole game, Yan Bingtao still deserves everyone's praise, falling behind 2-6 in the first stage, and chasing 6-2 to 8-8 in the second stage. In the third stage, Yan Bingtao played 2 consecutive shots to win as soon as he came up, and 10-8 took the lead in establishing a two-set advantage. However, Uncle Ma is worthy of the 3 world championship champions, and he is not soft at key moments, and he has won two consecutive sets to tie 10-10. After that, Yan Bingtao got the favor of the goddess of luck, Ma Shumu ball hit the bag corner + Yan Bingtao's final stage of the red ball attack top bag did not enter but bounced Duoku and then entered the bottom bag, Yan Bingtao 11-10 led again.
The next three sets belonged to The Three Champions Mark Williams! 69-10 won the 22nd set, equalizing the general score again. He scored 66 points to win the 23rd inning to take the lead at 12-11. Single shot 78 points won the 24th set, cashed in the match point, and eliminated Yan Bingtao to enter the quarterfinals with a 13-11 point from the General Bureau.
Uncle Ma became the second player after O'Sullivan to reach the round of 4 at the 2022 World Snooker Championships, and in the following semi-finals, Uncle Ma will wait for the winner between Trump and Bingham.
Although he lost, Yan Bingtao was very generous and congratulated his opponent for the first time, Mark Williams deserved such respect, you know, he has passed his 47th birthday.
After the game, the 7th World Championship champion "Billiards Emperor" Hendry praised Yan Bingtao: I am optimistic that Yan Bingtao can win the World Championship before Zhao Xintong, this venue is suitable for him, he has everything to win here. For the 47-year-old Mark Williams, Hendry also gave praise: the last two sets, two single-shot wins, he just let it flow freely, and under such great pressure to be able to play in the state of training, this is a phenomenal performance!
It is worth mentioning that previously, because of the statement that Jackson Page was advised to avoid confrontation with Uncle Ma at the same training table, Hendry had been rebuffed by Uncle Ma: he was an idiot and always liked nonsense.