On January 15, 2022, Beijing time, the semi-final lineup was all produced. 21:00 p.m. Mark Williams vs Neil Robertson, 3 a.m. the next day, Trump vs Barry Hawkins. The semi-finals are still a 6-win system of 11 innings, and the whole game will be broadcast live on Kuaishou ID Superstar Online (series number), welcome to watch.
Mark Williams eliminated Yan Bingtao 6-4 in the first round and Higgins 6-5 in the second round to reach the semifinals. Neil Robertson eliminated McGill 6-3 in the first set and O'Sullivan 6-4 in the second round to advance. Mark Williams is currently ranked 8th in the world and Robertson is ranked 4th in the world, and the two sides have met 27 times before, and Robertson is far ahead with a record of 18 wins, 3 draws and 6 losses. Mark Williams wanted to grab a ticket to the championship from Robertson's hand, which was relatively difficult.
The next day at 3:00 a.m. Trump will be vs Hawkins. The two sides have met 24 times before, and Xiaote has a slight advantage with a record of 14 wins and 10 losses. Trump is currently ranked 2nd in the world and Hawkins 10th. But it is worth mentioning that Hawkins eliminated world number one Selby 6-1 in the second round to advance. Selby was in a slump in the final four that ended in the early hours of this morning, not shooting a single 50+. Although Hawkins was not in good shape, he still won easily 6-1, ending his dream of a fourth title at the Selby Masters.
In the first set of the game, Hawkins scored a single 58 points to win the opening goal, taking a 1-0 lead 65-14. In the second set, the two sides fought each other, and Hawkins won 70-62. In the third set, the two sides were still very glued, and after several attacks and defenses, Selby won the third set 71-42, 2-1 on the field. In the fourth inning, the two sides were still in no shape, hawkins scored 68 points through several starts, won the fourth set 68-26, and Hawkins led 3-1 in the first half.
In the second half, at the start of the fifth inning, Hawkins shot a second 50+ with a single 65 points, and 109-0 clean sheet Selby won the game, which was also his only highlight moment in the game. Selby was not so lucky, the sixth game Selby took the lead in organizing the attack, through a few shots to get 56 points originally had a chance to win back a set, but then he made frequent mistakes, 75-56 by Hawkins counter-kill, Hawkins 5-1 to the match point.
In the seventh inning, Hawkins took the lead in organizing the offense, which he interrupted after scoring 22 points, and Selby only scored 24 points after getting on the game. Hawkins still made mistakes, but Selby failed to take the chance to score. Hawkins piecemeal, winning the seventh set 67-24 and eliminating world number one Selby 6-1 to advance to the Final Four. With Hawkins playing like this, it is not an easy task for him to win a ticket to pass the championship from the in-form little terrier.