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The point of view is | the defeat of the "75 Three Jie" is difficult to hide the starlight of Yingtao

In the early morning of Beijing time on the 28th, the quarterfinals of the Snooker World Championship continued, and China's Yan Bingtao finally lost 11-13 to the famous Williams to stop in the quarterfinals.

Almost four years ago, when 17-year-old Yan Bingtao stood on the stage of the ranking final for the first time, it was Mark Williams who stood in front of him. At that time, Yan Bingtao was reversed by Williams 9-8 after taking the lead in getting the match point. Now, when the 22-year-old Yan Bingtao stepped on the stage for the quarter-finals of the World Championships for the first time, he met Mark Williams again. This time, Yan Bingtao was reversed 11-13.

It was also reversed, but what we saw in this game was Yan Bingtao's never giving up when he was behind, and the "big heart" that most Chinese players are difficult to have. When he fell behind 2-6 in the first stage, Yan Bingtao returned to his opponent with a 6-2 in the second stage of a four-game winning streak, equalizing strongly, and even establishing a 10-8 lead at one point. But the old and spicy Williams deserves the reputation of "golden left hand", under pressure, the 47-year-old veteran can play the accuracy to the extreme, and his single 66 and 78 points in the 23rd and 24th innings are enough to be recorded in the classic game of the history of the World Championships.

The point of view is | the defeat of the "75 Three Jie" is difficult to hide the starlight of Yingtao

Although in the end, it was still unable to break through the "blockade" of the "75 three masters" on young players at this World Championship, but the post-00 young player is already good enough. He defeated defending champion Selby to become the first Chinese player to reach the quarter-finals of the World Championships since 2018 and the fourth Chinese player in history to reach the quarter-finals of the World Championships after Fu Jiajun, Liang Wenbo and Ding Junhui. For Yan Bingtao today, it is in the youth and rising period, and the greater outbreak of the young player after 00 may be in the next season.

Over the past few years, Yan Bingtao has been unleashing his endless potential. Became the first "post-00s" player to win the ranking championship at the Riga Masters; became the first "post-00s" final four players in history at the British Championships; the first "post-00s" golfer to win the Masters laurels; and the first "post-00s" seeded player in the world championships... Entering the sixth season of his snooker career, in addition to his consistent "maturity beyond age", Yan Bingtao was more often the "giant killer" with strong insight and meticulousness.

After countless shots and reflections against many top players, Yan Bingtao's "defensive attack" has become sharper, and in the past few years, he has also established a defensive and patient playing style. One of the best examples is that in the "Grinding King Battle" in which Selby was eliminated 13-10 in the quarter-finals of the World Championships, Yan Bingtao was below Selby in total goals and total scores, and even the attack success rate, the bench success rate and the safety ball success rate were lower than Selby, but he won the victory.

The point of view is | the defeat of the "75 Three Jie" is difficult to hide the starlight of Yingtao

The 22-year-old young player, who has been honing for six seasons, has not only grown into a new force for young golfers, but even the most stable player in China's snooker at the World Championships.

When analyzing the course of the game after the game, Hendry, the "Emperor of Billiards", commented: "In the last two sets, Williams played freely and fluently, and was able to play under such great pressure in training, which is a phenomenal performance. I am also optimistic that Yan Bingtao can win the World Championship before Zhao Xintong, this venue is suitable for him, he has everything to win the crucible championship. ”

Indeed, now that witnessing the progress and breakthrough of the tenacious Yan Bingtao at this World Championship, I am afraid that not many people will doubt the upper limit of the 22-year-old youngster. As long as he keeps this momentum going and stabilizes his ranking within the Top16, it may only be a matter of time before he wins the World Championship.

Now, Yan Bingtao can repeatedly become the person who has repeatedly created new history for Chinese snookers in large ranking matches, and it may not be possible to conclude that he has carried the banner of the Chinese snooker legion, but at least he and everyone in the Chinese snooker regiment are not isolated individuals, and the power from Ding Junhui's example has never disappeared. More importantly, Yan Bingtao and his good brothers Zhao Xintong and Fan Zhengyi are all "post-90s" and "post-00s", and these young players have begun to emerge this season, and they have every opportunity to achieve greater achievements in the future. The next breakthrough of China Snooker should not be too long!

Wen | Yang Zhonghua

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The point of view is | the defeat of the "75 Three Jie" is difficult to hide the starlight of Yingtao
The point of view is | the defeat of the "75 Three Jie" is difficult to hide the starlight of Yingtao
The point of view is | the defeat of the "75 Three Jie" is difficult to hide the starlight of Yingtao

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