On April 28, Beijing time, China's Yan Bingtao, a snooker World Championship, had no chance to be upset, and was tragically reversed by Mark Williams 11-13, missing the top 4. Yan Bingtao once led 10-8, 11-10. But just two sets away from victory, Mark Williams played with a sense of accuracy and eventually won three consecutive sets 13-11 to advance. Yan Bingtao did not have the opportunity to become the first post-00 player to break into the top 4 of the World Championships, but still made history to become the first post-00 player to break into the top 8.
Mark Williams is ranked 8th in the world, while Yan Bingtao is ranked 16th in the world. Yan Bingtao is known for his steadiness, while Mark Williams's style is fierce and aggressive, nicknamed Jin Left Hand. The two have a very different way of playing, which also adds a lot of fun to the game. At the end of the first two stages, the two sides were tied 8-8. In the first stage, Mark Williams dominated the game with offense, playing 6-2. In the second stage, Yan Bingtao controlled the rhythm of the game and played a 6-2.
In the third stage, Mark Williams came up and suffered a blow. Yan Bingtao scored 62 points and 102 points in a row, taking the lead to 10-8 after winning two consecutive sets. However, in the 19th inning, Mark Williams scored 135 points to regain his form, and in the 20th set, Mark Williams was 72-0 clean sheet Yan Bingtao, 10-10.
After a short break, the game came to the final showdown. Yan Bingtao took the lead 93-34 to take an 11-10 lead. In the 22nd set, Mark Williams equalised 69-10. In the next two sets, Mark Williams played gold's left hand. In the case of consecutive school positions, Mark Williams made up for it with accuracy, playing a single shot of 66 and 78 points in a row, and finally eliminated Yan Bingtao 13-11. Yan Bingtao regretted being out.
After the game, Yan Bingtao also generously congratulated his opponents, and he himself had no chance to continue to break through history, but this World Championship was enough for him to remember. He became the first post-00 player to reach the top 8 stage at the World Championships, and although he failed to go further, the name of the strongest post-00 player has been really established.