Yan Bingtao’s semi-final opponent Murphy sent away the world’s first trumpu at 5:3 on the same day. “Rocket” O’Sullivan eliminated Selby and will compete with Wilson in the semi-finals.
Xinhua News Agency, London, February 14 (Reporter Zhang Wei) Chinese snooker teenager Yan Bingtao eliminated senior hikins at 5:2 on the 14th and won the chance to compete with Murphy for the final seat of the Welsh Open. The final day on the 16th is also Yan Bingtao’s 20th birthday.
In the face of 44-year-old hikins, Yan Bingtao started a strong start and achieved a 3:0 lead, of which the third game scored 100 points in a single shot. Since then, Higgins, the world’s fifth ranking, has lost 51:75 in the seventh game despite chasing the score to 2:4, and can only watch the younger generation advance.
Yan Bingtao won the first ranking championship in Riga Masters this season. In the process of breaking into the top four of the English Championship, he also eliminated Higgins. In this Welsh Open, he narrowly won Bingham, the champion of the new masters in the third round.
Yan Bingtao’s semi-final opponent Murphy sent away the world’s first trumpu at 5:3 on that day. “Rocket” O’Sullivan eliminated Selby and will compete with Wilson in the semi-finals.
Ding Junhui, China’s number one player, was defeated by Wilson and stopped at the top 16. Wilson made persistent efforts to sweep Australian famous General Robertson at 5:0.