On January 13, 2022, the quarterfinals of the Snooker Masters were released, in order of world rankings: Selby, Trump, O'Sullivan, Robertson, Karen. Wilson, Higgins, Mark. Williams, Hawkins, six of whom are Grand Slam players, Karen. Wilson and Hawkins have finished runners-up at the World Championships, with hawkins at no. 10 at the bottom, and the gold content of the tournament is self-evident.
Entering the fifth matchday, the first half of the two quarter-finals were played, and the 75 three masters all appeared to attack the final four places, namely O'Sullivan vs Robertson, Higgins vs. Mark. Williams, there are more fans who are optimistic about O'Sullivan and Higgins promotion before the game, these four are all top players, the victory or defeat depends on the on-field performance, regardless of the outcome, at least one of the three veterans has advanced.
This season O'Sullivan and Robertson both have a ranking champion, O'Sullivan defeated Robertson at the World Grand Prix, ending a five-game losing streak in the final, Robertson defeated Higgins at the England Open, and O'Sullivan had an absolute advantage in the confrontation record, but in recent years Robertson has eliminated O'Sullivan many times, and the two will stage a peak duel, and ultimately depends on his personal on-the-spot performance.
It is worth mentioning that O'Sullivan continued the previous good competitive state, only two hours to end the game, eliminated Lisovsky, Robertson defeated McGill, the state is also OK, in an interview after the game, he also mentioned that he did not practice much during this time, before accompanying his family to go on vacation, if the two are still the first round of performance, Robertson has little chance of winning.
In the Masters O'Sullivan has won the championship seven times, this time he has the opportunity to break the record, continue to break through himself on the stage of the three major competitions, many fans are paying attention, hoping that he can have a better performance, of course, Robertson is not afraid of O'Sullivan, with the ability to defeat the opponent to advance, this peak showdown starts at 21:00 tonight, wonderful not to be missed, but also look forward to the birth of the first semi-final seat.
Higgins and Mark. Williams this old friends meeting, again very wonderful, Mark. Williams and Higgins tend to have better performances, and just last year at the World Championships, Mark. Williams eliminated Higgins to advance to face Mark. Williams' accuracy and whether Higgins' defense can withstand it will become the focus of everyone's attention, and it is difficult to predict who can become the winner this time.
The Masters has been played until now, it can be said that it has entered the white-hot stage, the eight players are in good shape, and they are more determined to win the championship, the real highlight is about to be staged, and in the new year, the first major championship is about to be born, depending on who can seize the opportunity.