The same is the single-game extreme reversal, Yan Bingtao reversed Selby was criticized by the outside world for letting the referee wipe the ball (in fact, the referee did not wipe the ball), and the rocket let the referee wipe the ball to reverse the wizard, which was unanimously considered by the outside world to be a fairy game. Of course, there are also media people who stand up for Yan Bingtao with indignation, saying that Yan is stupid to let the referee wipe the ball, and the rocket is really "smart", the implication is that the referee double standard.
The semi-finals of the World Championships "The Chio" will be held until the second stage. In the previous stage, rockets and wizard Higgins were equally divided, and the battle was 4 draws. In the first 15 innings of the second stage, the Rockets won four consecutive innings after falling behind 5-6 at one point, making the score 9-6. It also means that the 16th set is very critical for both sides, especially for Higgins, if he can pull back one set, the gap between the two sides will be reduced to 2 sets, but if this set is lost, the difference will be further widened to 4 sets.
Because of this, Higgins started at the beginning of this game, scoring 53 points in a single shot, making the score 58-7. There are still 3 red balls left on the table, and the Wizards are 51 points ahead of the Rockets. That is to say, if the Rockets complete the clearance, they can extend the score and compete for the black ball. Faced with a backward situation, the Rockets observed it for a while and then decisively started, scoring a set of red and black, but because the mother ball was not in place, the Rockets interrupted the attack. After another round of defense between the two sides, the Rockets scored the penultimate red ball on the bench, and the mother ball also K a black ball in the process of moving. At this time, the mother ball is closer to the black ball, and the black ball's downward route seems to be blocked by the pink ball.
At this point, the Rockets made a clever decision to let the referee clear the black ball. The referee observed the position of the black ball, agreed to the rocket's request, wiped the mother ball back into place, and repeatedly confirmed the position of the black ball. The Rockets then hit the black ball into the bottom bag (the black ball dangled at the mouth of the bag), and the mother ball was successfully called to the last red ball. The subsequent process is known to everyone, the Rockets cleared the stage and completed the deadlock in the black ball race, the score was 65-58. The score was 10-6, and the Rockets led the Wizards by as many as four innings.
For O'Sullivan's move to let the referee wipe the ball in this game, billiards celebrity Li Xiaolong expressed dissatisfaction, believing that no one would question the Rockets' move to let the referee wipe the ball at this time, and even thought: "People are divided into three, six and nine", if it was Yan Bingtao, it is likely that there will be no such treatment.
Li Xiaolong's remarks immediately caused controversy on the Internet, and even attacked by Rockets fans, but he still insisted on his views and fought back: Yan Bingtao let the referee wipe the ball, it is stupid, even if it is a joke, it is not appropriate. And O'Sullivan let the referee wipe the ball, which is really "smart".
Let's first review Yan Bingtao's process of letting the referee wipe the ball. In the 18th inning against Selby, Yan Bingtao was left behind by a large score at the beginning, and then he started to chase the score to 48-52. But the mother ball was not in place, and the coffee ball's downward route seemed to be blocked by the blue ball. Subsequently, Yan Bingtao asked the referee to wipe the ball, but the referee refused. After being rejected, Yan Bingtao made up his mind to score the coffee ball, and cleared the powder ball, and finally staged a single-game extreme reversal 63-52, and finally eliminated the defending champion 13-10.
After the game, when asked why he let the referee wipe the ball, Yan Bingtao said that he was just joking with the referee to ease the tension. But his little trick could not hide from Selby and the celebrities who watched the ball at the time. So after the game, he was violently criticized by the outside world.
For Yan Bingtao at that time and the rockets today, it can be said that the situation between the two is still different. Because Yan Bingtao's ball was not played, let the referee wipe it, the referee will not rub it; and O'Sullivan has the ball, but if there is no great courage, the referee does not dare to refuse.
Obviously, What Li Xiaolong meant was that Yan Bingtao was rejected by the referee because he did not understand the rules, not only did he do useless work, but also allowed himself to invite unnecessary attacks. And the Rockets are really "smart" because they have eaten through the rules, so the referee cannot refuse.