On January 16, 2022, Beijing time, the 2022 Snooker Masters ushered in the second semi-final competition. Trump against Barry Hawkins. In the last round, Trump and Hawkins defeated K-Wilson and current world number one Mark Selby, respectively. In the last few meetings between the two sides, Trump has won 6 wins and 1 loss.
The match features a 6-win format with 11 innings. In the first set, Hawkins won the first set 72-61 with multiple starts. In the second inning, Trump scored consecutive 86 and 63 consecutive points to win two consecutive sets of 86 (86)-4 and 92 (63)-1 to win 2-1. However, in the fourth set, Hawkins once again relied on multiple starts to pull the big score to 2-2 at 59-49, and the two sides went into the half-time break.
In the fifth and sixth innings, Hawkins hit consecutive single-shot 60 and 124 points to win two more innings at 78(60)-41 and 124(124)-14, leading again at 4-2 after three straight sets. However, in the next three sets, Trump showed good form, and after winning the seventh set 78-19, he blasted out 65 and 54 consecutive singles in the eighth and ninth innings to win two consecutive sets of 78 (65) -21 and 78 (54) -0, and the big score was 5-4 to win the match point.
In the crucial tenth set, Hawkins first blasted a single 76 points to clean the opponent with 122 (76)-0 for the first time, rewriting the big score to 5-5. The game came to the tiebreaker, and in the decider, Hawkins once again blasted a single 58 points to keep a clean sheet for the second time in the game at 71 (58)-0, and narrowly defeated Trump 6-5 to advance to the final.
In this game, Hawkins led 4-2 in the big score and was overtaken to 4-5, and in two consecutive sets of clean sheets, Judd Trump, the second innings of the world and the champion of the 2019 Masters, narrowly won 6-5 and reached the final of the Masters for the second time in his career. He will compete with 2012 Masters champion Neil Robertson for the title of this tournament.
After the game, Hawkins said: "I've had a couple of important wins in the past, but it was definitely the most important win in front of so many people, the prestige of the tournament and the game against Judd. I couldn't help but celebrate at the end. It was a grand occasion, an important event and a large crowd. All my friends and family are here. Although I also gave them something to cheer, deep down, I was also excited. It is getting closer and closer to the line of victory, and it is constantly being established. It's completely natural, and it's also appealing to the audience. It was an incredible feeling. ”
After the game, Trump confessed: "I felt good and it felt like, in the end I would take my chance, but I just didn't get any chance. That's exactly where this game is headed. From 5-4, he (Hawkins) completely shut me out. I made a mistake and let him go all the way. You can't do that at that level, and the game becomes 5-5. I only wished there was half a chance and I didn't get any chance. ”