In the early morning of October 27, Beijing time, in the last round of the Snooker German Open qualifiers, Yan Bingtao defeated Lei Peifan 5-2 and successfully advanced to the main tournament. In this campaign, Yan Bingtao started 0-2 behind, but won 5 consecutive sets and won domineeringly. In two consecutive games, Yan Bingtao won the Chinese derby.
In the last round of qualifying, Yan Bingtao's opponent was Chen Zifan, and finally in the case of 1-2 behind, Yan Bingtao achieved a reversal and eliminated the opponent 5-2. Now, he has another Chinese rival, and the derby is playing out again.
In this battle, Yan Bingtao entered the state very slowly, but Lei Peifan dared to fight and started 2-0. Subsequently, Yan Bingtao finally found his form, Lei Peifan's state declined, and in terms of bench attack and patience, Yan Bingtao was obviously superior, and quickly pulled back two sets.
In the key fifth set, Yan Bingtao also won smoothly, 3-2. In the sixth set, Yan Bingtao's confidence clearly came up, he was leading again in the opening and achieving a super point, And Lei Peifan chased 24-62 and began to turn into defense. Although Lei Peifan was chased for three consecutive rounds, he did not easily surrender his weapons. However, Yan Bingtao still seized the opportunity to win another set 67-32. Big score, Yan Bingtao scored 4-2.
On the sidelines, Lei Peifan was very helpless, and both sides went to a short rest.
In the seventh set, Yan Bingtao did not give his opponent a chance, and finally won 5-2. Losing 2 sets first, and then winning 5 consecutive sets, Yan Bingtao staged a let 2 chase 5, showing his strong strength. In this regard, Yan Bingtao reached the main stage of the German race, that is, the round of 32. Of course, the main race will not be held soon, but will wait until January 26-30 next year.
In this qualifier, Yan Bingtao completed his task, and in the case of Ding Junhui's significant decline in status, Yan Bingtao became the new leader of China's snooker. Objectively speaking, Ding Junhui is 34 years old, and his age is just right, but unfortunately, Ding Junhui became famous too early, is he enjoying playing snooker now? Hard! In addition, Ding Junhui also has a wife and children. As his grades slipped, Ding Junhui's pressure grew. On the contrary, Yan Bingtao, young, without any worries, is at ease to play, and it is easier to produce results.
Previously, O'Sullivan was optimistic about Yan Bingtao, thinking that he was born with a champion temperament, if Ding Junhui had Yan Bingtao's temperament, he would have won the World Championship championship long ago!