In the first half of the first stage of the world snooker players championship final, which just ended on February 13, 2022, Beijing time, Neil Robertson, the fourth point of the world ranking, and Barry Hawkins staged four wonderful games. In the first set, Hawkins scored 91 points to win a 1-0 lead. Robertson then drew 1-1 on several occasions. Although Hawkins scored 55 points in the ensuing innings, Robertson took a 2-1 lead with two chances to complete a single-set reversal. The game moved into the fourth inning, and Robertson scored a fiery single-shot 107 points to directly win the game to help him take a 3-1 lead over Hawkins.
Hawkins won the first set to draw 1-1 with Robertson
In the first inning of the season, Robertson took the lead in a serious error defensively and gave Hawkins the opportunity to attack the top pocket on the left. Hawkins scored a red ball and successfully got the chance to play, and through the excellent performance of a single shot of 91 points, he won the game directly to lead Robertson 1-0 and usher in the opening of the game. In the second set, Hawkins scored the first red ball again, choosing to defend the sinking vault after scoring 13 points. Robertson scored a red ball and called for a poor choice of defense, Hawkins played a high-quality defense, Robertson was given a four-point penalty for a mistake and left Hawkins with an offensive opportunity. Hawkins attempted an offensive error, Robertson scored a red ball to play, scored 43 points and then hit a red ball error. In the end, Robertson won the game 64-18 in a 1-1 draw with Hawkins.
Robertson won another set to win 2-1 against Hawkins
The game went into the third inning, and the two men played very cautiously as soon as they came up. In the defensive matchup, Robertson still made a serious mistake in the lead, and then Hawkins scored a red ball and successfully started, but he was forced to choose defense after scoring 55 points, and then the two men turned on defensive mode. In defense, although Hawkins played a high-quality defensive performance, Robertson still successfully won the mobile session with his excellent accuracy and scored the red ball in the left bottom pocket. After scoring 41 points, he didn't pull out the red ball k on the left side of the bank and then did a snooker. Hawkins had problems solving the ball, leaving Robertson with an offensive opportunity. Robertson scored a red ball and then won the mobile session again, and robertson finally won the set 75-55 to take a 2-1 lead.
Robertson scored a 100-shot to take a 3-1 lead over Hawkins
The game moved into the fourth inning when Hawkins kicked off to play a quality defense, and he used the green ball to block all the red balls. Robertson's mistake left Hawkins with an attacking opportunity to play the red ball in the right side, but he made a mistake in hitting the red ball. Robertson then chose the mother ball to defend the bottom vault, and then Hawkins chose the same tactic. After mutual agreement, the game was reset and the game resumed. After the game resumed, Robertson took the lead in playing a high-quality defensive performance, and the mother ball bounced two libraries to hide behind the yellow ball. Hawkins's mistake left Robertson with an offensive opportunity to play a red ball in the right bottom pocket, and Robertson scored a red ball and successfully won the mobile session. He scored a strong 107-point clean sheet to take a 3-1 lead over Hawkins. Next, the two sides will play four innings in the second half of the first stage 15 minutes later.