Beijing time on January 30 news, Zhao Xintong and Yan Bingtao will be in the final of the German Masters, two Chinese players in the final to compete for the championship, people did not expect. However, Zhao Xintong and Yan Bingtao deservedly reached the final, and they set 5 major records.
Along the way, two Chinese players have cut off many famous players! In the first round, Zhao Xintong defeated Mark Williams, while Yan Bingtao defeated David Gilbert. In the second round, Yan Bingtao eliminated the world's No. 1 Selby, and Zhao Xintong defeated Tom Ford. In the third round, Zhao Xintong eliminated the world's 3rd Trump, and Yan Bingtao killed Ryan Dai. In the semifinals, Zhao Xintong defeated Walton, while Yan Bingtao eliminated the famous Mark Allen.
First, Zhao Xintong is 24 years old and Yan Bingtao is 21 years old, which is the youngest final in the history of snooker! Two Young Chinese Generals, Writing a New History of Snooker!
Second, after 9 years, the final of the ranking tournament has once again staged a Chinese derby.
Third, this is the first time in the history of the ranking tournament that there is no Ding Junhui in the final China derby. It can also be seen that the era belonging to Ding Junhui is coming to an end, and Yan Bingtao and Zhao Xintong can already pick up the beams of Chinese snooker.
Fourth, this is the third ranking final in history china derby, after the two, Ding Junhui, defeated Xiao Guodong and Fu Jiajun at the Shanghai Masters and International Championships respectively.
Fifth, Zhao Xintong reached the final for the second time in his career.
In fact, in daily training, Zhao Xintong and Yan Bingtao often practiced together, and they did not expect that now the two of them met in a narrow way and wanted to compete for the championship!
Yan Bingtao's goal is to win the third major title of his career, after Yan Bingtao won the Snowcriga Masters championship and the Snooker Masters championship.
As for Zhao Xintong, he hopes to win the second crown in a single season, after he won the British Championship!
At 21:00 Beijing time on January 30 and 3:00 a.m. Beijing time on January 31, the final of the 2022 Snooker German Masters will be divided into two stages, Zhao Xintong vs. Yan Bingtao.