Snooker In young Yan Bingtao, snooker has a new Chinese superstar
THE world of snooker is hailing a new Chinese superstar after Yan Bingtao’s victory in the Masters last weekend. The 20-year-old defeated John Higgins 10-8 in the final in Milton Keynes to become the tournament’s youngest winner since Ronnie O’Sullivan, who overcame Higgins in the 1995 final when both were just 19 years old. Though China has long been tipped to produce a snooker world champion, it is yet to do so — but many are now backing Yan for such success. The trail for Chinese players has been blazed by Ding Junhui. The 33-year-old has won 14 ranking events and in 2016 became th...
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