On the evening of November 22, Beijing time, the 2022 World Snooker German Masters qualification began the second day of competition. Yan Bingtao, the runner-up of the last German tournament and a mainland player, faced Rod Lawlor, and after 7 rounds, Yan Bingtao eliminated his opponent 5-2.
According to Taiwan Federation rules, players need to participate in two qualifying rounds in the UK, and 32 candidates who can travel to Germany to compete for the main draw are determined. On the first day of qualifying, the overall result of the Chinese snooker army was not satisfactory, only Zhao Xintong and Tian Pengfei won the derby, Yuan Sijun, Lu Haotian, Zhang Jianjian and Hong Kong's Li Junwei all lost 4-5 and were out; Hong Kong's Ng Anyi did her best, but still lost 5-2 to Saudi Arabia's Mohamed Assf and did not qualify.
Yan Bingtao has been in mediore form since the start of the season, with his best result only reaching the third round of the European Masters. At last week's British Championships, Yan Bingtao lost to Zhou Yuelong and suffered a round of swimming, and in the end, because Ding Junhui regretted missing out on the championship, Yan Bingtao barely retained his position at the world No. 16 and got a ticket to the Masters.
In today's match, Yan Bingtao's opponent Lawler is now 51 years old, and the highlight of his career ranking match was the runner-up of the International Open in 1996 - compared to the situation between the two sides, Yan Bingtao should win as long as he plays basically normally.
In the first game, both sides won the upper hand, because the continuity of Lawler's attack was really difficult to guarantee, although Yan Bingtao did not have too strong firepower, but the initiative of the game was firmly controlled by him, and finally won 68-17. In the second game, Yan Bingtao continued to play unhurriedly piecemeal, extending his lead 69-1. In the third game, Yan Bingtao successfully awakened his hand and shot a single 102 to give away the egg to win. In the fourth game, Lawler's offense was still weak, and Yan Bingtao won again 73-6, entering the intermission with a huge 4-0 advantage.
In the fifth game, Lawler finally scored and shot a one-shot 101 clean sheet Yan Bingtao to save a match point. In the sixth inning, Lawler scored another goal with a single 57. In the seventh game, Yan Bingtao ended his opponent's catch-up momentum and sealed the victory with a single 94 points. In the second qualifying round, Yan Bingtao will face the winner between Mark King and Grace.
In other games during the same period, ST British Championship champion Mark Allen continued his winning streak with a four-shot score of 115, 71, 82 and 57 to beat Lines 5-2; Neil Robertson lacked accuracy on the offensive end, scoring only one consecutive 50+ in the game, but still beat Continental player Browning 5-2.