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It may not be any consolation for John Higgins, but his last victory at the Masters in 2006 was a huge moment of inspiration for the player who beat him in Sunday’s final, Yan Bingtao. China’s Yan was just five years old when Higgins beat Ronnie O’Sullivan 10-9 in the final 15 years ago. Higgins… Read More

China’s Yan Bingtao will step out for his Masters debut next week, having broken into the world’s top 16 for the first time last year. World number 11 Yan won his maiden ranking title at the 2019 Riga Masters and has since shown remarkable consistency levels to seal his place the top 16 of the… Read More

Yan Bingtao has enjoyed a fine season, securing his place in the top eight of the one-year list and qualifying for next week’s elite Coral Tour Championship in Milton Keynes. The 20-year-old Chinese star will face three-time World Champion Mark Selby in the first round on Monday. On his way to qualifying, he sealed a… Read More

Chinese players are facing a dilemma of whether to return to their homeland or to stay in the UK during the snooker season’s current hiatus. New dates for the Betfred World Championship and the qualifiers have yet to be scheduled, so tour players can’t be sure when they will return to competitive action. Many players… Read More

Yan Bingtao and Zhao Xintong will join the World Snooker Tour for the first time for the 2016/17 season. 16-year-old Yan was initially due to turn professional at the start of last season having qualified for the circuit for two seasons by winning the 2014 World Amateur Championship in India. The Chinese youngster was however… Read More

China’s 14-year-old prodigy Yan Bingtao won the 2014 IBSF World Championship today after he beat Muhammad Sajjad 8-7 in the final in Bangalore, India. By Mark Rawlinson Yan won the final two frames of a tight final after trailing 6-7, keeping his nerve in the decider to knock in a break of 60 which sealed… Read More