On January 17, 2022, Beijing time, the Snooker Masters came to an end, and veteran Barry Hawkins lost 4-10 to No. 5 seed Neil Robertson, ranking second. In this competition, Barry Hawkins won three superstars In a row, Sean Murphy, Mark Selby and Judd Trump, but was suppressed by No. 5 seed Neil Robertson, missed the first title of the Masters, and failed to make a breakthrough in the three major competitions, which can be said to be a failure.
In this Year's Masters, the world's top two Selby and Trump are in the bottom half, in addition, the last World Championship runner-up Shaun Murphy, the world's fifth-ranked Karen Wilson and Bingham, Mark Allen and other famous players, are in the bottom half. But surprisingly, it was 42-year-old veteran Barry Hawkins who stood out. Comparing personal records and rankings, Barry Hawkins is not optimistic, especially in the three major competitions, Barry Hawkins results are very average.
It was in this situation that Barry Hawkins eliminated three world champions Sean Murphy, Selby and Trump. Of course, Barry Hawkins was able to win three in a row, on the one hand, because he played well, especially in key moments, and on the other hand, the opponents were in poor form, especially Sean Murphy and Selby, who failed to play at a normal level. In any case, Barry Hawkins won this final seat with a lot of gold.
Facing the fourth world champion and No. 5 seed Neil Robertson in the final, some fans of course expect Barry Hawkins to win the first title of the Masters. In the first stage of the game, the two played very averagely, made many mistakes and the game was not smooth enough, with Barry Hawkins trailing only 3-5. However, in the second stage, Barry Hawkins was completely suppressed, the second stage only won one set, the big score was locked at 4-10, the second time to reach the Masters final, or the big score lost, Barry Hawkins fell short.
Barry Hawkins, 42, is currently in tenth place and he remains a formidable player on this stage, as evidenced by the rankings and reaching the Masters finals again. However, compared to the 75 Three Masters, Barry Hawkins lacks spirituality, the offensive characteristics are not distinct, and there are many loopholes in the defense. In the whole game, Barry Hawkins only shot two 60+, while Neil Robertson shot two hundreds and six 50+, and the data is the most telling.
The final may not be too exciting, but Neil Robertson has once again proved his strength, he and Selby and Trump are still the strongest post-80s trio, and it is clear that Trump needs to improve the results of the three competitions. Finally, I would like to say that in fact, Neil Robertson is the model of Ding Junhui, Neil Robertson is a lone soldier in the true sense, but he is always very strong, I hope Ding Junhui can return to the king!