On February 24, Beijing time, in the second round of the snooker European Masters, Yan Bingtao and Joe Perry competed for a place in the round of 16. In the end, Yan Bingtao eliminated Joe Perry 5-2 by the General Bureau, becoming the first Chinese player to reach the round of 16 of this European Masters!
In the first two sets, Yan Bingtao won 70-36 and 50-39 consecutively. Joe Perry pulled back a set 70-40. In the fourth set, Yan Bingtao scored a single shot of 70 points to win 74-52. In the fifth inning, Chopery scored 53 points to make it 97-5. In the sixth set, Yan Bingtao blasted out a single shot of 93 points to win. The General Administration led 4-2, and in this 9-in-5 win match, Yan Bingtao took the lead in getting multiple match points.
In the seventh set, Yan Bingtao took the lead and established a 39-0 advantage, Joe Perry failed to score a large-angle red ball after 34 points, and the red ball remained in the pocket mouth of the middle bag, Yan Bingtao seized the opportunity to score this red ball to get started again, however, the two red balls above the table were still difficult, and sure enough, Yan Bingtao failed to win a single shot, the two sides continued to stalemate, Yan Bingtao led Joe Perry by 13 points 47-34. In the final two red balls, Yan Bingtao smiled to the end, and the big score was 5-2.
In this round, in the previously concluded matches, after Xiao Guodong, Zhou Yuelong and Wu Yize failed to hit the top 16 seats consecutively, China Snooker still had to see Yan Bingtao, the first Chinese player in the European Masters Round of 16!