The first round of the 2022 Snooker Masters is in full swing, with six players already advancing to the quarter-finals of the tournament: Mark. Williams, Neil. Robertson, John. Higgins, Barry. Hawkins, Ronnie. O'Sullivan and Mark. Selby, of these six, there are 4 post-70s players and 2 post-80s players.
The remaining two matches in the first round will be played at 21:00 and 03:00 Beijing time on January 12, 2022, respectively: Judd. Trump vs Mark. Alan, Karen. Wilson vs Stewart. Bingham. This year's Masters tournament after the 70s and 80s still have a strong competitiveness, and the post-90s and post-00s play the role of challengers.
Today we take a look at the achievements of the famous "753 Masters" and "805 Tigers" at the Wembley Masters in the past five years.
Number one, Ronnie. O'sullivan
2017 Masters Champion
Round 1: O'Sullivan 6:5 Liang Wenbo;
Round 2: O'Sullivan 6:3 Neil. Robertson;
Semi-finals: O'Sullivan 6:4 Fu Jiajun;
Final: O'Sullivan 10:7 Joe. Perry.
2018 Masters Quarterfinals
Round 1: O'Sullivan 6:0 Fu Jiajun;
Round 2: O'Sullivan 1:6 mark. Allan.
Runner-up of the 2019 Masters
Round 1: O'Sullivan 6:2 Bingham;
Round 2: O'Sullivan 6:3 Ryan. Wear;
Semi-finals: O'Sullivan 6:3 Ding Junhui;
Final: O'Sullivan 4:10 Trump.
The 2020 Masters are withdrawn
2021 Masters Quarterfinals
First round: O'Sullivan 6:5 Ding Junhui;
Round 2: O'Sullivan 3:6 John. Higgins.
O'Sullivan has participated in 26 Masters tournaments from 1994 with a wild card to 2021, and this year is his 27th appearance at the Masters. In the last 5 years, he has only participated in four Masters tournaments, and in 2020 he opted out of the tournament.
In these four games, the Rockets reached two finals, won one championship and one runner-up, and had two experiences in the quarterfinals, losing to Allen and Higgins respectively.
In fact, O'Sullivan in the second round of the 2021 Masters is also in very good shape, and he and Higgins contributed a peak showdown together. The two men's batting success rates are: 97% (Austrian), 95% (Greek); longstand shooting rate: 100% (Austrian), 58% (Greek); defensive success rate: 80% (Austrian), 96% (Greek). Arguably, O'Sullivan was a great defender who lost to Higgins.
In the first round of the 2022 Masters, O'Sullivan was in a heroic state, eliminating Lisovsky by a score of 6:1, and he and Higgins had a chance to meet in the semifinals.
Second, John. Higgins
2017 Masters Round of 16
Round 1: John. Higgins 5:6 Mark. Allan.
2018 Masters Semifinals
Round 1: John. Higgins 6:4 Anthony. McGill;
Round 2: John. Higgins 6:1 Ryan. Wear;
Semi-finals: John. Higgins 3:6 Mark. Allan.
2019 Masters Round of 16
Round 1: John. Higgins 5:6 Ryan. wear.
2020 Masters Quarterfinals
Round 1: John. Higgins 6:1 Hawkins;
Round 2: John. Higgins 3:6 Ali. Carter.
Runner-up at the 2021 Masters
Round 1: John. Higgins 6:5 Mark. Alan;
Round 2: John. Higgins 6:3 O'Sullivan;
Semi-finals: John. Higgins 6:3 Gilbert;
Final: John. Higgins 8:10 Yan Bingtao.
This year is Higgins' 28th time in the Masters, surpassing Davis and Jimmy. White's record of 27 times, Higgins career ranking for many years in the world's top sixteen, worthy of being one of the top snooker players!
In the last 5 years of the Masters, Higgins only reached the final last year, but unfortunately was reversed by yan Bingtao, a post-00 player, and won the second place. He also had one experience in the final four and one in the quarterfinals, and was eliminated in the first round twice, both in the decider.
In the first round of the 2022 Masters, Higgins is also in very good shape, eliminating the new Keying Championship champion Zhao Xintong by a score of 6:2, and he will be in the next round with Mark. Williams contributed a "seven-five-double" showdown.
Third place, Mark. Williams
Round 1: Mark. Williams 5:6 Selby.
Round 1: Mark. Williams 6:5 Selby;
Round 2: Mark. Williams 1:6 Karen. Wilson.
Round 1: Mark. Williams 3:6 Neil. Robertson.
2020 Masters Round of Sixteen
Round 1: Mark. Williams 2:6 Bingham.
2021 Masters Round of 16
Round 1: Mark. Williams 4:6 Murphy.
This year is Mark. Williams competed in the Masters for the 24th time, having twice defeated Hendry in the 1998 and 2003 Masters finals. However, in the past 5 years, Williams' record at the Masters has been really not good, four first round outs, one second round out, only in the first round of 2018 in the first round of the decider victory Selby.
In the first round of the 2022 Masters, Williams, with a 1:3 deficit, played a 5:1 counterattack in the second half, defeating the previous champion Yan Bingtao 6:4, and his opponent in the next round was Higgins.
Fourth place, Mark. Selby
2017 Masters Quarterfinals
First round: Selby 6:5 mark. Williams;
Round 2: Selby 3:6 Hawkins.
2018 Masters Round of Sixteen
First Round: Selby 5:6 Mark. Williams.
2019 Masters Quarterfinals
Round 1: Selby 6:2 Maguire;
Round 2: Selby 2:6 Trump.
First Round: Selby 4:6 Ali. Carter.
First round: Selby 3:6 Maguire.
Selby is the best player in the post-80s third major competition and has had five finals at the Masters, but the last time he reached the final was in 2014. In the last 5 years, Selby's Masters results have not been ideal. Three first-round exits and two stop-and-go second-round exits.
In the first round of the 2022 Masters, Selby did not play at his best, but his defensive ability was still top-notch, only shooting a 50+ to eliminate Maguire with a score of 6:3, and his opponent in the next round was Hawkins.
Fifth place, Neil. Robertson
First Round: Neil. Robertson 6:3 Ali. Carter;
Round 2: Neil. Robertson 5:6 O'Sullivan.
Did not participate in 2018
2019 Masters Final Four
First Round: Neil. Robertson 6:3 Mark. Williams;
Round 2: Neil. Robertson 6:3 Hawkins;
Semi-finals: Neil. Robertson 4:6 Trump.
First Round: Neil. Robertson 5:6 Maguire.
First Round: Neil. Robertson 5:6 Yan Bingtao.
Neil. Robertson lost to Joyce in the third round of the 2017 British Championships, and the world ranking failed to advance to the top sixteen and did not qualify for the 2018 Masters. So in the last 5 years, Robertson has only participated in 4 Masters tournaments. He has had one experience in the final four and one in the quarterfinals, but in the last two seasons, he has been out of the first round and has not performed well.
In the first round of the 2022 Masters, Robertson, who returned from a holiday, was in mediocre form, but fortunately played in a key moment, defeating McGill who participated in the Masters for the second time with a score of 6:3. Robertson believes he will be in better shape in the next round, with his opponent in the quarter-finals being O'Sullivan.
Sixth, Judd. Trump
Round 1: Trump 5:6 Fu Jiajun.
First round: Trump 6:4 Liang Wenbo;
Second round: Trump 6:4 Murphy;
Semi-finals: Trump 5:6 Karen. Wilson.
2019 Masters Champion
Round 1: Trump 6:2 Karen. Wilson;
Round 2: Trump 6:2 Selby;
Semi-finals: Trump 6:4 Neil. Robertson;
Final: Trump 10:4 O'Sullivan.
Round 1: Trump 3:6 Murphy.
Withdrawn from the competition in 2021
Trump has been in great shape in the first two seasons, winning more than a dozen championships, and in 2019, he won the Masters and World Championships. In the past 5 years, Xiaote has only participated in four Masters Tournaments, and before the start of the 2021 Masters, Trump withdrew due to a positive covid-19 test, which is very regrettable.
In these four Masters tournaments, Xiaote was out of the first round twice, won the 2019 championship, and almost reached the final in 2018. In the semi-finals of the 2018 Masters, Trump was beaten by Karen Trump after winning the match point 5-2. Wilson won four straight sets and missed the final.
Tonight Tert will play in the first round of the 2022 Masters, against Mark. Allen, both have won a title this season, and the showdown will be fantastic.
Seventh place, Ding Junhui
First round: Ding Junhui 6:3 Karen. Wilson;
Round 2: Ding Junhui 1:6 Joe. Perry.
Round 1: Ding Junhui 4:6 Ryan. Wear;
First round: Ding Junhui 6:1 Lissovsky;
Round 2: Ding Junhui 6:5 Lucca. Brechel;
Semi-finals: Ding Junhui 3:6 O'Sullivan.
First Round: Ding Junhui 3:6 Joe. Perry.
Round 1: Ding Junhui 5:6 O'Sullivan.
Ding Junhui's performance in the Masters in the past 5 years has not been ideal, with three first-round exits, one quarterfinals and one quarterfinals.
The 2019 Masters is his best performance in recent years at the tournament, with all three rounds breaking the hundred and recovering in form. The first round swept the little driver. Trailing Brechel five times in the second round, he equalized five times and scored 65 points in the decider to win. It is worth mentioning that in the 9th set of this game, when the two sides were 4:4 drawn, Ding Junhui did not solve the ball three times in the case of being able to play the red ball, and was judged to lose a set, so Brechel got the match point, but Ding Junhui played two 50+ in the last two sets to reverse the game. In the semifinals, in the seventh set against O'Sullivan, he hit a 147th stroke of 147 and stopped by 122 points due to a mistake.
After the end of the 2021 British Championship, Ding Junhui fell sharply in the ranking after deducting the points of the 2019 British Championship championship, failed to retain the position of the top sixteen, and missed the 2022 Masters, and the record of participating in the Masters for 15 consecutive years was interrupted. Ding Junhui has signed up for this season's Champions League Invitational Tournament and Single Time Limit, actively participating, with the intention of changing, and believes that he can rush back to the top sixteen rankings as soon as possible.
Eighth place, Sean. Murphy
First round: Murphy 1:6 Hawkins.
Round 1: Murphy 6:4 Ali. Carter;
Second Round: Murphy 4:6 Trump.
First round: Murphy 2:6 Hawkins.
2020 Masters Semifinals
Round 1: Murphy 6:3 Trump;
Round 2: Murphy 6:3 Joe. Perry;
Semi-finals: Murphy 3:6 Ali. Carter.
Round 1: Murphy 6:4 Mark. Williams;
Round 2: Murphy 3:6 Bingham.
Sean. Murphy won the Masters in 2015 and fulfilled his Grand Slam dream. In the last 5 years, Murphy's best result at the Masters is the final four in 2020. In the first round of the 2020 Masters, Murphy eliminated defending champion Trump 6-3, and defeated Joe Trump in the second round by the same score. Perry, unfortunately lost to Carter in the semi-finals, missed his third Trip to the Masters Final.
In the first round of the 2022 Masters, Murphy was given a 2-1 lead by Hawkins for five consecutive innings and was unfortunately eliminated by a score of 2:6.