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Snooker exploded! The world's 1st fiasco is out, the dark horse advances to the top 4, and the new king of the Masters is born?

This morning, the 2022 Masters ended the quarter-final focus battle, the world's No. 1 Selby was a hit, 1-6 defeat Hawkins upset out, the whole game did not bomb 1 shot 50+. Mr. 147 broke into the top 4 of the master Trump, is expected to enter the Masters final after 6 years to win the championship, becoming the new king of the event.

Snooker exploded! The world's 1st fiasco is out, the dark horse advances to the top 4, and the new king of the Masters is born?

Selby reached the top of the World Championships last year and was crowned world champion for the fourth time, and the ranking of the new season has come to the first place in the world, which can be described as a double happiness. However, this season's post-80s first man's grinding style of play no longer seems to be effective, he has repeatedly left the big game early, never entered any finals, and has been unable to unlock the 21st title of the ranking tournament. At the beginning of the new year, Selby chose to retire after playing 2 Champions Leagues, preparing for the Masters, and he defeated Maguire 6-3 in the first round to advance to the quarterfinals and compete with Hawkins for the top 4 spot.

Hawkins is far less famous than Selby, who transformed into a professional player in 1996, played 2 perfect scores, held 3 ranking titles, and lost 12-18 to O'Sullivan in the 2013 World Championship final, passing the world champion. Hawkins was a finalist at the 2016 Masters, but lost 1-10 to the Rockets and has not yet won the three major tournaments.

The two sides fought in the first 2 sets, Hawkins took the lead, played a single 58 points to win 2 consecutive games, Selby won the first game 71-42 in the 3rd set and collapsed, and was killed by snooker after winning 4 consecutive games after 70! Selby did not win once, lost without temper, the world's No. 1 fell into a trough, and when it rose is still a mystery.

At this point, the Masters Final Four was born, Robertson, Mark Williams and Trump were all former champions, and only Hawkins never reached the top. Hawkins won the first 2 rounds of the Masters, Murphy and Selby 2 world champions, only lost 3 sets in total, is the best performer so far, will the Masters produce a new king for the fifth consecutive year?

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