On the afternoon of February 11, local time, the 2022 Snooker Players Championship ended the full schedule of the quarterfinals at Wolverhampton, England player Jimmy Robertson defeated defending champion John Higgins 6-4 to win the final four.
Single-shot scores for the match: Jimmy Robertson 58/57/59/102/57 and John Higgins 52/65/68/80.
At last year's World Championships, Jimmy Robertson's career was at a low ebb, and he had to win the first round of the World Championship qualification tournament to continue to qualify professionally. He fell behind 0-3 at one point in the match against Zhao Jianbo, but finally won 6-5 to successfully "continue to live" in the professional game. The player from Bexhill went through a tough period of turning great psychological pressure into a winning drive, reaching the final four of the British Open and the quarterfinals of the World Grand Prix this season, as well as a ticket to the Players' Championship, which only the top 16 players in a single season can participate in.
Robertson credited his "bottoming out" to psychological coach AP O'Neal. Toward the end of last season, Robertson teamed up with O'Neal to help him regain his confidence. The player, who won the first title with a 9-6 victory over Perry in the 2018 European Masters final, saved himself from the situation of falling all the way from the rankings, and finally won the valuable results of the final four of the rankings again.
Jimmy Robertson, 35, said after the game: "This win means everything. It was an important occasion for an important game, and it was so important that a stage on a table beat him (Higgins) in a tournament broadcast by iTV. Hopefully winning this game will give me a lot of confidence. ”
"I've struggled with certain psychological issues for the last few years. I don't show this very often in the game, but it's psychologically chaotic. It was time to start working with others, and now it seems to be of great benefit to me. ”
"In my opinion, snooker is the hardest sport to play because you are alone in the game. You may sit in a chair for a long time without a chance to hit the ball, which is difficult and you need to be mentally prepared when you get the opportunity. I struggled with nervousness for years. ”
"These guys (pros) are the top players in the world, but you have to show in the game that you're not afraid of them. It's also something I've avoided for years. To have a chance to beat them in a match, you need to face them with your skills and attack them. ”
Speaking about facing Neil Robertson in the upcoming semi-final on Saturday night local time, Jimmy said: "I'm just going to try to enjoy the scene, [beating Neil] it's going to be a tough task, but if I can relax and play my own ability I still have a chance." ”