On November 5, 2021, the latest news of the World Taiwan Federation, Snooker famous Mark . Allen withdrew from the championship on the grounds that he could not participate in the competition for personal reasons and could only give up this opportunity, which regretted that O'Sullivan, Maguire and Ding Junhui were sure to participate, leaving only the last seat, and waiting for the results of the English Open, and the two Chinese players qualified.
The crown is an invitational tournament, only 16 players can participate in the competition every year, although it is not counted in the ranking, but the prize money is still very rich, as long as the participation is even if it is the first round out, you can get more than 10,000 pounds of prize money, so every professional player, want to qualify for this competition, Yan Bingtao is the only Chinese player who has been shortlisted by winning the championship, he made history in this year's Masters.
According to the regulations of the World Taiwan Federation, the players who won the championship in this year can participate in the championship, of course, every time there are repeated situations, the number of players who have qualified for the competition is less than 16, and they must be selected according to the world rankings. After Allen withdrew, O'Sullivan, Maguire and Ding Junhui determined the qualification for the championship in advance, and all three of them ranked in the top ten, with obvious advantages.
O'Sullivan reached the quarter-finals of the English Open and can then compete in the championship whether he wins or not. Kim and Luca. Both Of them could qualify by winning the title, but Mark. Kim vs Trump, Luca. Brechel against O'Sullivan, there is little hope of winning, but Bingham is ranked higher in the world and is likely to get the last place.
Last year Mark. Allen won consecutive titles against O'Sullivan, Trump and Robertson in the championship, and this temporary withdrawal was indeed very sudden, and the World Taiwan Federation did not explain much about this matter, only that it was because of personal problems and gave up this opportunity.
Ding Junhui took the last train, will join Hands with Yan Bingtao to participate in the Crown, this season Yan Bingtao's performance is very prominent, the Northern Ireland Open defeated O'Sullivan, advanced to the final four lost to Higgins, the English Open eliminated Selby, advanced to the quarterfinals and then fought Higgins, yan Bingtao is currently the strongest Chinese player, no matter who the opponent is, there is a chance to win, this is a clear thing.
Tonight the England Open will produce a place in the final four, Trump vs Mark. Kim, Robertson vs Karen. Wilson, O'Sullivan vs Luca. Brechel, Yan Bingtao vs Higgins, or let us continue to look forward to Yan Bingtao's next performance.
15 seats were confirmed in the crown: Trump, Selby, O'Sullivan, Robertson, Higgins, Karen. Wilson, Sean. Murphy, Stephen. Maguire, Mark. Williams, Ding Junhui, Yan Bingtao, Gilbert, Ryan. Dai, Jordan. Brown, David. Lilly, the last seat should be drawn to conclusions tonight.