In the final match of the quarterfinals of the World Snooker Masters, which just ended on January 15, 2022, Beijing time, world number one Mark Selby was in a slump and lost 1-6 to Barry Hawkins and missed the final four. Neither of them was in very good form in this game, with Selby not even playing a 50+ in the whole game, and Hawkins only playing two 50+ performances in the whole game. The game was as spectacular as Selby's first-round match against Maguire. Next, Hawkins will compete with Trump for a final spot in the Masters.
Selby was in a slump to trail Hawkins 1-3
In the first half of the game between the two sides, Selby's form was very sluggish, and he even made serious mistakes many times. In the first set, Hawkins took the lead in a good position, scoring 58 points to win the game 65:14 to take a 1-0 lead over Selby to usher in the opening of the game. In the second set, Hawkins once again managed to score 70 points with multiple mobile phone games and continued to lead Selby 2-0 with a classic 70-62. Moving into the third inning, Selby finally played his own rhythm, and he won the game 71:42 with his super ability to seize the opportunity, thus falling behind Hawkins 1-2. In the fourth inning, Hawkins again won the game 68-26 on multiple mobile phones to end the first half with a 3-1 lead over Selby.
Hawkins led Selby 5-1 to get the match point
After the first-half showdown, Hawkins' confidence was significantly stronger, while Selby's form continued to be sluggish. In the fifth set, Hawkins played very well again, scoring 65 points and then writing a 109-0 clean sheet against Selby to take a 4-1 lead while widening the gap into three innings. The game went into the sixth inning, and although Selby successfully completed a 56-point performance after playing several times in this inning, Hawkins, who was good at seizing the opportunity, was not willing to give Selby any chance to rewrite the score, and he scored 75 points and won the game 75:56 on the phone multiple times to lead Selby to take the lead in the match point. The gap between the two sides widened into four sets, and Selby was on the verge of extinction at this point, and it was almost impossible to successfully reverse it.
Hawkins eliminated Selby 6-1 to reach the final four
After successfully winning the match point, Hawkins still did not relax, and he played more cautiously in the final set. In the seventh inning, Hawkins scored 67 points with his excellent ability to seize the opportunity and won the game 67-24 to eliminate Selby to reach the final four 6-1. Judging from the course of the game, the two players did not play well, so their performance in terms of ornamentation can only be at the bottom. Selby's slump continued, and Hawkins was in slightly better shape but not much better. Compared with the other three matches, this game can be described as very depressing, and the audience who bought tickets to watch the game can be described as very disappointed. In this game, Selby mainly lost in accuracy, and Hawkins' advantage is precisely in terms of accuracy. So it's not surprising that there's a one-sided situation, because Selby's form is really bad. Hawkins is not Maguire, he knows how to control the situation and how to affect Selby's rhythm, so he was successful, he reached the final four. Selby, on the other hand, ended in a fiasco and could only stop in the quarterfinals.