On February 9, Beijing time, the Snooker Players Championship continued. Top seeded Player Zhao Xintong lost 3-6 to Hawkins in the match, regrettably out, missing out of the championship and the 125,000 pounds of championship prize money.
The Players' Championship is a tournament in which players who are ranked in the top 16 in a single season can only participate in the German Masters. Zhao Xintong won the British Championship this season, then won the German Masters championship, two crowns in a single season, and became the top seed of the Players Championship. But unfortunately he lost 3-6 in the match against Barry Hawkins and regrettably left.
At the beginning of the game, Hawkins felt good and in good shape, winning the first set with 63 points. In the second set, Hawkins scored another 91 points, two consecutive 0-game 0 seals to make Zhao Xintong, who was not in good shape, a little confused. In the third set, Zhao Xintong seized on Hawkins' mistakes and scored 70 points several times to win back a set 70-5. But in the fourth set, Hawkins once again blasted a single shot 94 points to win the fourth set 94-34 and take a 3-1 lead. Hawkins played steadily in the first half, 3 shots 50+, Zhao Xintong was a bit overwhelmed.
In the fifth set, after a short break, Zhao Xintong's hand rebounded, single shot 90 points, 94-0 clean sheet Hawkins pulled back a set. In the sixth inning, the two sides entered a fight, and you came and went. After several tug-of-war rounds, Hawkins won the sixth set 81-57 to take a 4-2 lead. In the seventh set, Zhao Xintong scored 62 points on a single shot, and recovered a set 73-1, with a score of 4-3. In the eighth set, Zhao Xintong failed to continue the feel, and Hawkins played a single 71 point to extend the score advantage to 5-3 and come to the match point. In the ninth inning, Zhao Xintong failed to grasp the last chance and failed to score many times. Hawkins scored 50 points, 82-0, and advanced 6-3.
In several other games, Yan Bingtao beat Gilbert 6-4, Richie Walton beat Mark Allen 6-2 and O'Sullivan beat Trump 6-3. Tonight's last two games of the first round: John Higgins vs. Hussein Waffy and Luka Brechel vs Jimmy Robertson.