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Yan's steely rise forged by sacrifice and setbacks China Daily Global | Updated: 2021-01-25 09:24 Share CLOSE Yan Bingtao poses with his girlfriend, Zhang Yifan, after winning the Masters on Jan 18. XINHUA As Yan Bingtao became snooker's youngest Masters champion since Ronnie O'Sullivan in 1995, British commentators declared: "A star is born!" Having trailed 3-5 and 5-7 in the final, the 20-year-old Chinese showed nerves of steel to battle back and beat Scottish great John Higgins in the Jan 18 final to win the prestigious event, widely considere...

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...

Masterful Yan in frame for greatness By SHI FUTIAN | China Daily | Updated: 2021-01-19 09:22 Share CLOSE Prodigious Chinese potter tipped for more major titles after historic victory at sport's second-biggest tournament China's Yan Bingtao kisses the Paul Hunter Trophy after beating John Higgins 10-8 in the final of the Masters－widely considered snooker's second-biggest tournament－in Milton Keynes, England on Sunday night. The victory saw the 20-year-old become only the second Asian player to win a Triple Crown event. XINHUA A new...

| UPDATED: 10:47, Mon, Jan 18, 2021 Link copied Sign up for FREE now for the biggest moments from morning TV SUBSCRIBE Invalid email When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Sometimes they'll include recommendations for other related newsletters or services we offer. Our Privacy Notice explains more about how we use your data, and your rights. You can unsubscribe at any time. China’s Yan secured a 10-8 comeback win over veteran player John Higgins, to clinch his first Triple Crown title. Yan made his Masters debut at the age of 20, just a...