On April 20, Beijing time, the Snooker World Championship ended the fourth matchday competition. Three more people announced their promotion to the round of 16 of the World Championships, and the Chinese team was overjoyed and worried. Yan Bingtao made a force in the second stage, refusing to beat Wakelin 10-6. Lü Haotian was unable to recover the disadvantage of the first stage, and finally lost to Bingham 5-10 and was eliminated miserably. As a result, Zhao Xintong and Yan Bingtao advanced to the round of 16, while Ding Junhui will appear on the fifth matchday.
Yan Bingtao against Wei Kelin, the original strength gap between the two sides is very large. But in the first stage of the competition, Yan Bingtao's performance was disappointing. In the 3rd and 6th innings, Yan Bingtao twice lost at the moment when he was about to exceed the score, and as a result, both sets were completed by the opponent to complete a big reversal. Yan Bingtao fluctuated mentally in the 7th game, and even began to play randomly. Fortunately, Yan Bingtao felt good after that, winning two consecutive sets to lead 5-4.
In the second stage, Yan Bingtao readjusted his mentality. After being chased to a 5 draw in the 10th set by his opponent's single 77 points, Yan Bingtao scored 55, 106 and 53 consecutive points to win 4 consecutive games and win 9-5 match points. At this time, Yan Bingtao also completely put down the burden, and finally defeated the opponent 10-6 and successfully advanced.
The 25-year-old Lu Haotian faced Bingham's second stage, almost just playing a cutscene. After the end of the first stage, Lu Haotian fell behind 3-6. Although the 9th set was 69-68 and completed a one-point kill, it was a pity that it just happened to be in the closing moment of the first stage. After the start of the second stage, Lu Haotian made a lot of mistakes, and Bingham won two more sets to take an 8-3 lead. Although Lu Haotian then played a single 86 and 62 consecutive points to win two sets, Bingham did not give another chance, winning two consecutive sets to end the game and advancing 10-5.
At present, there is still Ding Junhui in the Chinese players who have not appeared. He will debut on the afternoon of the 20th Beijing time against the strongest post-90s player Karen Wilson. The latter reached the final of the World Championships in 2020 and is very strong. In this game, the winning rate of both sides is also around 55, completely relying on the on-the-spot play. For Ding Junhui, all he has to do is to play as a challenger, and unloading the burden may have an unexpected gain.