On April 29, 2022, Beijing time, the Snooker World Championship has entered the final four, but unfortunately there is no Chinese player. At this World Championship, Chinese youngster Yan Bingtao reached the quarterfinals and lost to Mark Williams in the quarterfinals, who affirmed his progress after the game and realized that he still had to do a lot to win the crucible championship.
The quarterfinals were Yan Bingtao's best record in Crucible, and being able to eliminate Selby and wrestle with Mark Williams to the end, Yan Bingtao's gains far outweighed the results. He spoke out after the game, first of all, affirming his performance, especially satisfied with the quality of his will, because the body was already very tired, but he persisted until the end, maybe the result was some regret, but gained self-confidence.
In addition, when Chinese fans expect Yan Bingtao to storm the world championship, and even celebrities like Hendry think that Yan Bingtao will win the world championship sooner or later, Yan Bingtao himself realizes that this is not a simple thing. His original words were that it was far from winning the world championship, and there was still a lot to be done. He said that he had only reached the quarterfinals, he was exhausted, and looked at the back of the schedule, if he kept playing, it might be difficult to ensure that the state has been stable.
This is Yan Bingtao's personal experience, the tense atmosphere of the World Championships, plus every game is a long-term system, the test of each player is all-round, although Yan Bingtao played a fairly high level, in the face of top masters are not behind, but he personally experienced that if you want to win the championship in Crucible, there are still many things to do.
Therefore, it is not easy for 75 Sanjie to join hands to advance to the final four again after 23 years, and the three veterans have maintained the top level for so many years, which is indeed too powerful. In addition, we should actually understand that although Ding Junhui did not win the World Championship, it was not easy to reach the final, and the pressure of the World Championship was indeed too great.
Finally, Yan Bingtao talked about the current situation of China's snooker, he believes that the level of Chinese players is getting higher and higher, and there are more and more Chinese players participating in professional tours, now it is not Ding Junhui alone in the battle, it is everyone fighting together, he and Zhao Xintong can actually share some pressure for Ding Junhui, and everyone can make progress together.
In addition, Yan Bingtao also thanked chinese fans in an interview with Chinese Olympic champion Xu Lijia, who said that his pace was relatively slow, and everyone had been staying up late to watch his game, which was indeed very hard, and he would continue to work hard in the future to repay the support of fans!