In the early morning of February 12, Beijing time, the semi-finals of the Snooker Players Championship, Rich Wharton lost 2-6 to Barry Hawkins and missed the final, and the dark horse that eliminated Mark Allen and Mark Williams in a row stopped!
In the first half of the tournament, Rich walton has eliminated Mark Allen and Mark Williams in succession, all the way to the top 4, in the second half, Jimmy Robertson has become another dark horse, 6-1 victory over Brechel, who is second in the single season, 6-4 overturned the World Championship 4 champions Higgins, and met With Neil Robertson in the semifinals.
After Higgins upset and missed the round of 4, the world's 4th Neil Robertson's call for victory was even higher! Understandably, after all, Neil Robertson became the only top 10 player in the top 4, and Neil Robertson is at the peak of his game, having already won one of the three major tournaments this season, the Snooker Masters, while Barry Hawkins, Jimmy Robertson and Richwood haven't won the title this season, and it's still a long time before the last victory.
Rich Wharton + Jimmy Robertson, 2 dark horses each occupy a semi-final spot in the upper and lower half of the zone, how they perform, whether they can be black to the end, is one of the highlights.
However, in the early hours of this morning, No. 1 Black Marić Wharton took the lead, and Barry Hawkins broke through from the top half. Barry Hawkins reached the final, which also retained the suspense of the title race, if the big favorite Neil Robertson successfully advanced, then his final title opponent will be Barry Hawkins, compared to Rich Walton, obviously, Barry Hawkins is more difficult to deal with.
In fact, Barry Hawkins is in good shape this season, before the Snooker Masters, Barry Hawkins reached the final, also against Neil Robertson, but unfortunately lost in the end.
Now, at the Players Championship, Barry Hawkins is most likely to meet Again with Neil Robertson in the final. It is worth mentioning that Barry Hawkins has eliminated Zhao Xintong and Yan Bingtao 2 popular new stars in this tournament, which also shows Master Huo's excellent state.