Yan Bingtao defeated O'Sullivan 4-3 in the quarter-finals of the match against O'Sullivan on the evening of October 14, Beijing time, and successfully entered the quarterfinals. The whole game was intense and exciting, and he also contributed a lot of wonderful goals in the match against O'Sullivan.
As soon as the game ended, major platforms reported that "Yan Bingtao knocked out O'Sullivan", as if he had not been optimistic about the young player after 00 from the beginning. But in fact, China's young players are growing at a speed that we can see with the naked eye, in addition to Yan Bingtao, who is known as "Ding Junhui's successor", Lu Haotian also broke into the round of 16 in this competition. After Entering the profession in 16 years, Yan Bingtao has won one ranking championship and two ranking tournament runners-up, and last season also won the Wembley Masters championship, and he is also the only player who has won three major championships after 00 so far.
Of course, the reason why everyone did not look favorably on Yan Bingtao from the beginning is because the rocket is still a god of war in everyone's heart. I believe that the rocket's achievements so far, everyone can understand. And Yan Bingtao, a young player, is still "too tender" for the fans. But in fact, the 47-year-old Rocket's physical fitness is not the peak of the period, and it can be seen from his repeated abandonment of playing 147, in fact, the Rockets have now "achieved success", more to enjoy the snooker game to bring their own pleasure. And our fledgling young players are full of energy at this time, and they are bound to break through in the professional arena.
Born in 2000, Yan Bingtao studied billiards at the CBSA World Snooker Academy at the age of 10, which is a childlike existence for Zhang Dongtao. Coach Zhang Dongtao mentioned that Yan Bingtao is also very proud and proud, and Zhang Dongtao also waited in the live broadcast room to explain the whole process, witnessing his victory. The last time Yan Bingtao played against O'Sullivan was three years ago, the same 4, the same tiebreaker, the inexperienced Yan Bingtao finally lost the game 4-3. Referring to his mood after fighting O'Sullivan again and winning the victory, Yan Bingtao took a deep breath and felt that he would have the rest of his life.
"Very nervous, very nervous! Not only this time, but every time I play against O'Sullivan, I feel very stressed! O'Sullivan's own strong aura and the support of the fans have made me feel a lot of pressure outside the arena, and I feel this suffocating pressure for a long time today! ”
That being said, Yan Bingtao did not shy away from the stage in the match against O'Sullivan. Several times put pressure on O'Sullivan, the first to come to the match point, O'Sullivan is also more headache, frown locked, in the 6th set of the game, almost lost. Yan Bingtao directly scored 64 points in a single shot, but unfortunately the last red ball mistake gave the Rockets the opportunity to get started. The Rockets also handled this situation very cautiously, and eventually reversed the game 73-71, and the two sides entered a 3-3 draw to reach the double match point. However, in the decider, Yan Bingtao won the game by super points, and there was no danger.
After the game, yan Bingtao said that although he had a little pity about losing the red ball at a critical moment and being dragged to the decider by O'Sullivan, he was very satisfied with his performance.
"Every time I play with O'Sullivan, it is more concerned, not only foreign fans are watching, but also more fans watching the game at home. Every time I play with him, I hope I can play well, because no one wants to play particularly badly on the radio station against a player like O'Sullivan. Although I played very stressfully today, whether I lost or won after the pressure, I also felt that I could play ok this time. I haven't been in very good form at the Northern Ireland Open this season, but this time I played the best game, and of course the opponent is also the strongest one. I've also been adjusting my rhythm. ”
Yan Bingtao had a little problem with the club before the game, and he had always thought that it was a problem with the skin, and he had been replacing the skin, so the state of the game has not been very good. He is also considering getting a new club after playing the Northern Ireland Open. For the matter of bad state, Yan Bingtao also behaved very open-mindedly.
"As a professional golfer you should always be ready for the game, but everyone has good times and everyone has bad times. Maybe when I'm in bad shape, I'm playing in a row for a while; maybe after a while I'm in good shape and I'm in a rest state for two or three months, and these are all things that can happen. A good top professional player, self-adjustment ability is a compulsory course, although I have not done this very well but I have been trying to do it. Believe that you will do better in the future. ”
Belfast, the venue of the Northern Ireland competition, also has a special significance for Yan Bingtao, who almost won the championship when he first competed in this competition. Fans were also looking forward to it, as he was likely to break O'Sullivan's world record for the youngest ranking champion. Although he lost the second place in the end, it was also a good start to his career. When Yan Bingtao mentioned this matter, he also said half-jokingly, "At that time, it was small, if I played the ball at that time with my current mentality, I would definitely take it directly." Although I lost, I improved my ability and mentality. ”
Yan Bingtao will face Mann in the next match, and the two will compete for tickets to the semi-finals. Mann can be said to be the dark horse runner of this Northern Ireland Open, playing against Lu Haotian in yesterday's race and finally winning the quarter-finals 4-1. In the previous day's game, Mann's game against Karen Wilson was also very good, and the attack was very strong. For the opponent he is about to usher in, Yan Bingtao also said that he should not take it lightly. Although he has won Mann twice before, Mann is in very good shape this time.
"I think my form is more important than who my opponent is. Until now, I have won the strong players, the weak players I have won, and the state has fluctuated. If I'm not in good shape tomorrow, it's actually normal to lose to anyone. ”
Although Yan Bingtao is still young and his mentality and skills have yet to be improved, it is certain that he will definitely shine in the near future.
The young tiger will not live up to Shaohua.
We'll see.