On February 11, 2022, Beijing time, the Snooker Players Championship ended two wonderful duels, Yan Bingtao scored a 3-shot break to defeat Barry Hawkins 5-6 to stop the top 8, and the world's second-ranked Ronin Sullivan lost 3-6 to Neil Robertson and missed the semifinals.
So far, the three players of this players' championship have successfully advanced to the top four, they are Rich Walton, Barry Hawkins and Neil Robertson, and the last four places are decided between John Higgins and Jimmy Robertson. There is no doubt that Higgins has absolute strength to beat Jimmy Robertson, who is ranked 38th in the world.
This year's Players Championship is contested by the top 32 players in a single season, and two players from China are invited to participate, they are Zhao Xintong, who ranked 1st in a single season at the age of 24, and Yan Bingtao, who ranked 9th in a single season at the age of 21. In particular, Zhao Xintong can be said to be the most outstanding player this season, winning the British Championship and the German Masters championship successively.
Unfortunately, Zhao Xintong lost to Barry Hawkins in the first round and was out early. Yan Bingtao, who eliminated David Gilbert, met Barry Hawkins in the second round and thought that Yan Bingtao could beat Hawkins to advance to the top 4. Unfortunately, Yan Bingtao scored 3 strokes to break 1002 and 50 to 5-4 to win the match point, and then lost two consecutive sets and was reversed. In this year's Players Championship, Barry Hawkins Link China's two famous players strongly reached the semi-finals.
Some fans left a message on the barrage: Master Huo wants to point the sword at the champion! Hawkins, 42, moved into professional racing in 1996 and has won just three ranking titles in his 24-year career. Nevertheless, no one should take Hawkins lightly, reaching the final of the World Championships in 2013 and reaching the top four of the World Championships four times in 2014, 2015, 2017 and 2018.
Hawkins' world rankings rose to No. 4 at one point. Hawkins remained strong this season, reaching the quarter-finals at the British Championship and the Masters meeting Robertson in the final. This year's Players Championship will continue to play Against Ritchie Walton, and with such a competitive state, Hawkins is expected to reach the final again and impact the fourth crown of his career.
When watching O'Sullivan and Neil Robertson's match last night, many fans were disappointed. O'Sullivan had a strong first round, blasting a 1-100-50 plus a 6-3 elimination of Trump to advance, but he did not feel like losing 3-6 against Robertson. O'Sullivan was suppressed by Robertson throughout the whole process, and at one point fell behind by a score of 1-4.
Before the game, O'Sullivan said that he couldn't wait to play a game with Robertson, but he lost the game and missed the top 4, what do you think about this, look forward to leaving a message.