On February 10, 2022, the last two quarter-final spots of the Snooker Players Championship were created. Jimmy Robertson eliminated Brechel 6-1 to shoot a 50+. Higgins scored a 3-100 to eliminate Hussein Wafi 6-3 to advance. Jimmy Robertson will then compete with Higgins for a place in the semi-finals.
Luca Brechel was completely out of shape during the game, shooting just one 50+ in the game. He won the first set with a single 88 points, taking the lead, but in the next few sets, he fell off a cliff. In the second set, the two sides engaged in a tug-of-war, after which Robertson drew the score 58-49 to a 1-1 draw. The third set was still a tug-of-war, with Jimmy Robertson taking the lead in several attacks and defenses, winning another set 62-26 to take a 2-1 lead.
At the start of the fourth inning, Jimmy Robertson was in up form, while Luca was getting worse. In the fourth inning, Jimmy Robertson scored a single 51 to win 77-42. In the eighth inning, Jimmy Robertson scored a single 51 to win 68-15. In the sixth inning, Jimmy Robertson scored a single 91-pointer to win 92-0 and make it 5-1 to match point. In the seventh set, Luca, who was not in good shape, failed to turn over, and Jimmy Robertson scored two 50+ (56, 60) in a single set to win the game beautifully and advance to the next round 6-1.
Higgins started with a 2-0 draw against Hussein Wafi in the first round of the Players' Championship, but from the third inning, Higgins gradually regained his touch. In the first set, Waffi scored 74 points on several occasions and took the lead 74-49. In the second set, Hussein Wafi scored 96 points after several starts to win another set. In the third set, Higgins began to fight back, and although Waffy scored a single 54 points, Higgins won 74-54 through high-quality defense, piecemeal play, and recovered a set. In the fourth set, Higgins once again broke through pieces to win 72-8 to tie the score at 4-4.
In the fifth inning, Higgins exploded, blasting a single shot with 134 points and a clean sheet for Waffy. In the sixth set, Wafi once again took control of the rhythm and won 65-17. In the seventh set, Higgins once again blasted out a hundred, scoring 101 points, 101-17 to lead 4-3. In the eighth inning, Higgins scored 108 points and kept a 108-0 clean sheet for Waffy to make it 5-3. In the ninth inning, Higgins scored 35 points to interrupt the offense, but Wafi failed to take advantage of the opportunity. Higgins then won the match 106-10 through multiple starts, and advanced to the next round 6-3.