The 2022 Snooker Masters ends robertson crowned the sixth crown of the three major competitions

International online news: On the evening of January 16, UK local time, the 2022 Snooker Masters was successfully concluded at Alexandra Palace. Robertson played flawlessly in the final, shooting two hundreds and six 50+, beating Hawkins 10-4, winning the Masters for the second time in 10 years after 2012 and his sixth triple title.

Robertson with the championship trophy Courtesy of the Organizing Committee

Robertson beat McGill 6-3 in the first round, won seven-time O'Sullivan 6-4 in the quarter-finals, and defeated Golden left-handed Mark Williams 6-5 in the semi-finals to reach the Masters final for the fourth time and compete with Hawkins for the final title. Hawkins beat Selby and Trump 6-1, 6-5 to reach the Masters final for the second time.

The final was played in a 10-win format of 19 innings, with Hawkins taking the lead in the first set and 60-30 on several occasions. Robertson gradually got into shape in the second set, scoring 50 points to equalize 112-7. In the third set, Robertson scored the first shot of the final to break the 100 and scored 105 clean sheets to take a 2-1 lead. Hawkins seized the situation in the fourth set and went into the break with a 65-20 win to 2-2.

In the fifth inning, Robertson completed a 77-67 comeback 3-2 with Hawkins scoring 60 runs. In the sixth inning, Robertson shot two 54-pointers to go 108-16 to the next set 4-2. In the seventh inning, after Hawkins chased the first set 67-33, Robertson took the eighth and ninth consecutive innings, blasting out 73 and 50 points in succession to go down two innings 73-16 and 76-4, leading 6-3 in the first stage.

In the second stage, Hawkins scored 69 points to win 74-14 and chase another set. Robertson was then in full control of the game, scoring 68 points in the 11th inning to keep a 72-0 clean sheet, winning 62-16 in the 12th inning, and playing his second personal score in the 13th inning to score 114 points 9-4 to win match points. Robertson scored a quick win in the 14th set, locking in a 77-0 win and winning 10-4 in the next four innings.

This is Robertson's 21st ranking champion and sixth triple-major title, which also allows Robertson to leapfrog Higgins to eighth place in the history of triple-major championship.

After winning the championship, Robertson also sent Chinese New Year greetings to Chinese snooker fans and looked forward to returning to China to participate in the competition as soon as possible. (Zhao Xuemei)