On January 29, 2022, Beijing time, the snooker Masters ended the third round of fierce competition, the world's two top masters Mark Selby and Trump have been out, and China's Yan Bingtao and Zhao Xintong have successfully advanced to the semi-finals. At the same time, Rich Walton eliminated Karen Wilson and Joined With Mark Allen also advanced to the quarterfinals.
It has to be said that Yan Bingtao and Zhao Xintong are the focus of snooker now, one won the Masters championship at the age of 21, and the other won the British Championship at the age of 24. At this Year's German Masters, Zhao Xintong once again returned to the state of the British Championship, defeating Mark Williams in the first round and eliminating Tomford in the second round to advance to the quarterfinals and Meet Trump.
Many fans have bluntly said that whether they can beat Trump is the best time to test Zhao Xintong. Zhao Xintong quickly entered the state with a single shot of 57 points to make a 96-0 start, Trump has no feel at all. The two then alternated, and Zhao Xintong took a 3-0 lead with two 50 plus.
The fourth set was tougher, with the two playing defensively and Trump pulling back a hard set 63-49. Immediately after, Zhao Xintong maintained a good offensive state, Trump was still not in shape, Zhao Xintong single shot 58 points and 84 points to lock up the victory, with a large score of 5-1 victory Trump to advance to the semifinals.
Congratulations to Zhao Xintong! Another Chinese player, Yan Bingtao, also achieved good results. In the first round, Yan Bingtao defeated David Gilbert to advance to the round of 16 against world number 1 Mark Selby. In terms of comprehensive strength, Yan Bingtao is not Selby's opponent, starting with Selby first in the next set, and then Yan Bingtao scored 87 points and 57 points in a row to surpass Selby.
Not to be outdone, Selby followed up with a 56-, 119-, and 57-point win over three consecutive innings to take the lead at 4-2. In the 7th inning, Yan Bingtao scored 95 points to recover a set, and the fans who watched the live broadcast also sweated for Yan Bingtao. In the 8th set, the two fell into an offensive and defensive battle, and in the end, Yan Bingtao won 64-45 to drag the score into the decider.
The 9th set was even more exciting, the two first scored each other, and finally Yan Bingtao seized the opportunity to single-shot 69 points to lock in the win. Selby was eliminated, and Yan Bingtao, who advanced to the quarterfinals, will face Ryan Dai. The two men alternated victories in the opening game and fought until they drew 2-2. In the fifth set, Yan Bingtao scored 81 points to lead one set, and then Ryan Dai won two consecutive sets to win 4-3 to win the match point.
Yan Bingtao, who was behind, had a tenacious fighting spirit, especially in the 8th set, Ryan Dai single-shot 61 points lead, Yan Bingtao piecemeal played 71-61 to chase the game to the decider. In the 9th set, Yan Bingtao seized the opportunity to single-shot 53 points to lock in the victory, and staged another reversal to advance to the semifinals at 5-4.
According to the schedule, in the semi-finals, Zhao Xintong will play against Rich Walton, and Yan Bingtao will face Mark Allen. There is no doubt that fans are looking forward to Yan Bingtao and Zhao Xintong meeting in the final, if so, the two young Chinese players who are better, look forward to your message.