Yan Bingtao is a Chinese professional snooker player.
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Yan Bingtao is best known as the youngest player to win the Amateur World Snooker Championship after defeating Muhammad Sajjad 8–7.
Having qualified to compete on the main tour for the 2015–16 season, Yan Bingtao was unable to obtain a UK Visa, and decided to dedicate the year to completing his education in China.
Yan Bingtao resumed his career in 2016 and became the youngest-ever ranking event finalist at the 2017 Northern Ireland Open, losing to Mark Williams 9–8.
Early in the 2019–20 season, Yan Bingtao won his first ranking title in the Riga Masters at the age of 19, becoming the third Chinese player to win a ranking title (after Ding Junhui and Liang Wenbo).
Yan Bingtao won his first Triple Crown event at the 2021 Masters, winning in deciding frames in every match up until the final, where he defeated John Higgins 10–8, coming back from 3–5 and 5–7 behind.
Yan Bingtao age
Yan Bingtao was born on 16 February 2000.
Yan Bingtao nickname
Yan Bingtao has been nicknamed The Tiger.
Yan Bingtao height
Yan Bingtao’s exact height is not known. However, the snooker star is of average height.
Yan Bingtao ranking
Yan Bingtao is ranked as one of the world’s top 16 snooker players.
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Yan Bingtao career earnings
According to Cue Tracker, Yan Bingtao has earned £905,901 since turning professional in 2016.
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In April 2022, Yan Bingtao lammed for breaking an “unwritten rule” of the sport on the way to victory over Mark Selby.
Pundits Jimmy White and Alan McManus were less than impressed when Yan seemed to struggle with a tricky shot before asking the referee for the ball to be cleaned.
Jimmy White said;
“Bingtao has looked at this shot for over a minute and he’s not sure if he can pot it or not.
“He keeps getting down to pot it and then he asks Rob Spencer (the referee) whether he can clean the cue ball.”
“Now that is an unwritten rule amongst professional snooker players.”
“Fair play to [referee] Rob Spencer for saying ‘No, I’m not going to clean the cue ball‘ in this situation because he could put that cue ball back slightly wrong and then Bingtao can have an easy shot at this brown.”
“But as it turns out he could pot the brown.”
“It is something you don’t do. It might have been Bingtao being under pressure and thinking of anything to win, but you don’t do that in snooker.”
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