On January 16, 2022, Beijing time, the snooker Masters ended the semi-final competition, and the champion Trump lost to Barry Hawkins 5-6 and was upset. The 42-year-old Barry Hawkins has won three consecutive world champions Sean Murphy, Mark Selby and Judd Trump to reach the final and compete with Neil Robertson for the title.
This year's Masters has a more unexpected situation, four left-handed players entered the final four, creating a new history of the Masters. In the semi-finals, Neil Robertson played mark Williams, a game that could go down in history as Neil Robertson trailed 1-4, 3-5, but he didn't give up and dragged the game into the decider. In the final minute, Mark Williams scored a super-score with a single 67 points, while Neil Robertson needed two snooker to reverse the situation. In the end, Neil Robertson completed a miraculous reversal and won the decider 69-67, achieving a real kill.
After the game, Neil Robertson burst into tears, and Mark Williams, although sorry, sent sincere blessings to Neil Robertson, which was a pity between the masters. The winning Neil Robertson took the lead to advance to the Masters final and will compete with Barry Hawkins for the title.
In the bottom half, the favourite was Trump, but it was Barry Hawkins who finally stood out. In the first two rounds, Barry Hawkins met Shaun Murphy and Selby, who were in poor form, and he did not miss a chance, winning 6-2 and 6-1 respectively. Facing Trump in the semi-finals, Barry Hawkins won three straight sets to take a 4-2 lead with a 1-2 deficit. Not to be outdone, Trump, however, won three straight sets to win 5-4 match points.
At key moments, Barry Hawkins was more composed, especially in the decider, and with Trump losing two offensive attempts, Barry Hawkins seized the opportunity to beat Trump 6-5. Throughout the game, Barry Hawkins shot a hundred, a three-shot 50+, and the last two innings were single-shot 76 and 58 points, all of which kept a clean sheet on Trump, leaving Trump once again fruitless in the three major games. With Trump out, the top three players in the world ranking collectively missed the final.
So far, Barry Hawkins has eliminated three world champions, this final seat is too gold, this is also his second time to reach the Masters final. Next up is the fourth world champion, Neil Robertson, can he go black? This final will start at 21:00 Beijing time on January 16, 2022, divided into two time periods, it is clear that Neil Robertson is more optimistic, but Barry Hawkins is experienced, very calm, and may continue to be upset, let's wait and see!