In the early morning of January 16, Beijing time, the 2022 Snooker Masters ended the second semi-final competition. Title favourites and world no.2 Judd Trump dropped the chain again, conceded two consecutive sets in a 5-4 match point, and was reversed 5-6 by world No. 10 Barry Hawkins, once again proving that he was not competitive in snooker's three major tournaments.
The Masters, The British Championships, and the World Championships are also called the three major events of snooker, and only the top 16 players in the world ranking can participate. Trump, who is ranked second in the world, is considered the biggest favourite to win the tournament, and he swept Wilson 6-1 in the quarter-finals. In the semi-finals, his opponent was World No. 10 Hawkins, who beat world number one Selby 6-1 in the quarter-finals.
Trump and Hawkins have a record of 24 encounters, with a record of 24 wins, 14 wins and 10 losses, with a slightly superior record. In the first set of the final, Hawkins won the first set 72-61 and won the opening game 1-0. In the second set, Trump scored 86 points to equalize 1-1. In the third set, Trump scored a single 63 points to win 92-1 and win 2-1.
In the fourth set, Hawkins won 59-49 to end the first half 2-2. In the fifth inning, after returning from a break, Hawkins scored a one-shot 60 to win 79-41 and lead again 3-2. In the sixth set, Hawkins blasted out a single shot of 124 points, 124-4 to win another set, 4-2 to extend the advantage.
In the seventh set, Trump won 78-19 and pulled back a set 3-4. In the eighth set, Trump scored 65 points to make it 4-4. In the ninth inning, Trump scored a single 54 points to keep a 78-0 clean sheet again with Hawkins, leading again 5-4 and winning match points first.
In the tenth set, hawkins in desperate circumstances launched a tenacious counterattack, he scored the first in the opening set, leading 1-0, and then broke off after 46-0. Hawkins then scored again, shooting a single 76 to keep a 122-0 clean sheet on Trump. 5-5 save match points and the two enter the tiebreaker.
Arriving at the decider, Hawkins became more and more courageous, and the world's second Trump dropped the chain again. Hawkins scored a single 58 points, 71-0 again kept a clean sheet on Trump, the total score of 6-5 staged a big comeback, strong to advance to the final, and Trump once again missed the Masters final.