In the early morning of January 11, the first round of the 2022 Snooker Masters, Grand Slam Sean Murphy lost five consecutive sets to lose 2-6 to Barry Hawkins, a round out, which was Murphy's fifth round of the season. In the case of Trump, Selby, Neil Robertson is still strong, among the "80 Five Tigers", Murphy and Ding Junhui have lost their courage and fallen behind!
In Murphy's match against Hawkins, Murphy once led 2-1, and Hawkins won the fourth set, drawing 2-2. After half-time, Hawkins took control of the situation, shooting a single 60 points and a single shot of 103 single score of 69 points to make it 5-2 match points. In the eighth inning, Hawkins seized the opportunity to win the game 6-2. Although Murphy and Hawkins have the advantage in the record of the match, hawkins has the advantage in the Masters, Hawkins has maintained a three-game winning streak against Murphy.
For Murphy, it was his fifth one-round trip out of the season. The Masters lost to Hawkins, the crown lost to Yan Bingtao, and both invitational tournaments were a round trip. In terms of rankings, there was no difference in the British Open draw, Murphy lost 2-3 to Selby a round trip; at the British Championship, Murphy lost to Scarlett A round of travel, and after the game, he made a "can't afford to lose" statement - non-professional players should not participate; to the Scottish Open, Li Xing gave Murphy a round trip again.