Stuart Bingham on last Zhang Anda meeting: ‘I absolutely hammered him’

Stuart Bingham knows helium faces a pugnacious trial successful Zhang Anda astatine the UK Championship, but has blessed memories of facing him aft helium ‘absolutely hammered him’ successful their past meeting.

Bingham booked his spot successful the 2nd circular acknowledgment to a 6-5 win implicit Mark Williams, while Zhang knocked successful a 147 connected his mode to a 6-3 triumph implicit Lei Peifan.

They present conscionable connected Thursday day for the accidental to play either John Higgins oregon Judd Trump successful the quarter-finals successful York.

Ballrun is feeling bully aft coming done qualifying and downing a three-time satellite champion, portion helium is besides reasoning astir a 4-0 triumph implicit Zhang successful the Scottish Open past year.

The 2015 satellite champion knocked successful breaks of 119, 89, 68 and 65 arsenic helium dismissed Zhang and helium volition beryllium hoping to bash akin connected Thursday.

‘I’m successful the gully truthful of people I tin triumph it,’ helium said. ‘Obviously pugnacious crippled with Mr Maximum Man successful the adjacent match.

‘We’ve had immoderate bully battles. I retrieve playing him successful Scotland past twelvemonth and with however good he’s been playing I knew I had to play good and I deliberation I perfectly hammered him, I schooled him really. I’ll request to play with that overmuch quality to bash that again.’

Zhang has had a singular past fewer months, evolving from thing of a journeyman to a ranking lawsuit victor and apical 16 player.

‘He’s ever been good,’ said Bingham. ‘I retrieve backmost successful the time erstwhile helium was successful Romford astatine the Grove Academy. Even backmost past you could spot the ability, evidently it’s conscionable took him a portion to get going.

‘Great, large player. Like I say, I played him successful Scotland and I knew I had to play well, I conscionable unopen him retired with however good I played and I’ll request to bash it again.’

Zhang looked successful precise bully interaction arsenic helium bushed Lei connected Tuesday, illustrated by his maximum break.

‘This is my 3rd clip making a maximum, but this clip I felt antithetic due to the fact that UK Championship is simply a large event. Just precise happy,’ helium said.

‘I conscionable watched the video. When I play I was not that nervous, erstwhile I ticker maine play I consciousness nervous.’

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