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Jonathan White

China’s last remaining player at the World Snooker Championships, Yan Bingtao, lost 13-7 to Shaun Murphy, ending Chinese interest in the tournament in the second round.
Masters champion Yan was unable to overcome veteran Murphy in their final session, which he entered 10-6 down.
The 21-year-old also missed his last chance to beat Stephen Hendry’s record as the youngest world champion. Hendry won aged 21 in 1990.
Their first session had ended with 38-year-old Murphy 6-2 ahead and world No 10 Yan never got back into the match.


𝙀𝙭𝙞𝙩... 𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙜𝙚 𝙡𝙚𝙛𝙩 @Magician147 defeats Yan Bingtao in the second round of the @Betfred World Championship!#ilovesnooker pic.twitter.com/lrtkmXijJA
— World Snooker Tour (@WeAreWST) April 26, 2021

Yan won only one more frame in the final session with Murphy running out the 13-7 winner. 
He advances to the quarter-finals to meet world No 1 Judd Trump, his first appearance in the last-eight at the Crucible since 2015.
Masters winner Yan Bingtao tipped to be China’s first snooker world champion
Yan was the last of China’s five players to survive in Sheffield and the only one to reach the second round.
China’s No 1 Ding Junhui, Tian Piangfei, Lu Haotian and Liang Wenbo all fell at the first hurdle.
The Vic Snooker Academy, where Yan trains in Sheffield, pointed to the youngster’s bright future, which he hinted at with four century breaks during the match. 


Gutted for Yan bingtao’s exit, first session 4 frames down just too much to catch up. Plus Shaun played so well all three sessions . However He is only 21 and always try to improve,  also he has the fire and determination to come back better and stronger. pic.twitter.com/3XsGch6F6U
— Vic Snooker Academy (@Vics_Snooker) April 26, 2021

“Gutted for Yan bingtao’s exit, first session 4 frames down just too much to catch up,” the academy wrote on Twitter. 
“Plus Shaun played so well all three sessions. However He is only 21 and always try to improve, also he has the fire and determination to come back better and stronger.”
That sentiment was backed by fellow pro Joe Perry, also on Twitter.
China’s Yan Bingtao eclipses Ding Junhui with Masters debut win
“He’s had a wonderful season and the Masters title is safely in the trophy cabinet! Many more titles to come. Great player, great temperament, great future”
Murphy, who hit a tournament-high 144 break and led Yan from the outset, is looking forward to facing 2019 world champion Trump.
““I’m really excited about it. If you are going to win tournaments like this, they all have to get knocked out at some stage.”


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Masters winner unable to overcome Shaun Murphy, ending Chinese interest in the world championships as all five players out before quarter-finals.


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