2021 to 2022 season of snooker England openly ushered in the duel of the eight-round battle, this game Ding Junhui took the lead, but unfortunately did not beat Higgins did not have the opportunity to advance to the quarterfinals, the Chinese legion wants to win the championship can only hope that Yan Bingtao can block Selby, Yan Bingtao has also become the only seedling of China's snooker, this season Yan Bingtao has reached the final four of the Northern Ireland Open, and it is also the best record of China's snooker this season, and now that he is starting again, Yan Bingtao is eager to defeat Selby!
Selby is a 4-time World Championship champion, this super opponent is not invincible, before the two sides have played each other is also a win and loss, Yan Bingtao previously played against Selby to achieve a 1 win and 3 losses. The first time the two sides met was at the 2017 Welsh Open, and Yan Bingtao had swept the opponent, but the last three encounters. Yan Bingtao are invincible opponents, the two sides had an encounter last season, the result of Yan Bingtao again invincible, and now set off again, Yan Bingtao is eager to defend the glory of China's snooker, in recent years, Yan Bingtao can defend the defense has been greatly improved, Yan Bingtao's playing style in recent years is also very similar to Selby, Yan Bingtao and Selby are representatives of the grinding control play, Yan Bingtao has the confidence to defeat the opponent, the last two seasons Yan Bingtao is the best player in China's single season, and both seasons have championships in the account, The war between the two sides is about to start, Yan Bingtao quickly entered the state of the game, Selby is too slow and hot, the feel is cold, several strong attacks failed, but also let Yan Bingtao continue to attack successfully, the first two sets of Selby got a total of 22 points, Yan Bingtao played steadily, and then Yan Bingtao played Selby with a 3-1 advantage without temper, and finally Yan Bingtao eliminated Selby to advance to the quarterfinals!
Yan Bingtao became the only hope of China's snooker to hit the Championship of the English Open! Yan Bingtao recreates the surprise, this game victory is not easy, then Yan Bingtao vs Higgins, this game Yan Bingtao is eager to defeat the fierce enemy in a row, the last round of defeating Gilbert is not easy to win, in addition, Markkin and Brechel became the big dark horses of the eight finals, Markkin defeated Maguire after the morale increased greatly, but also eliminated Cao Yupeng on the way to the promotion, and then faced paul who defeated Zhao Xintong in the last round, Markkin did not let the opponent advance again, Markkin kept a clean sheet, and the quarterfinals were also Markkin's best record this season!
Luca Brechel successfully counterattacked, this English Open consecutively defeated Mark Allen and Li Xing two major snooker celebrities, in the subsequent game, Luka Brecher faced Patrick who eliminated Murphy, the result of this dark horse showdown, Brechel showed the true color of the dark horse, 4-2 eliminated the opponent to advance to the next round, Brechel won the championship twice before, but also has a strong competitiveness! Markkin and Brechel also managed to catch the last train in the quarterfinals!