On February 14, 2022, the snooker Players Tournament continued, the first half of the final ended, Robertson led Hawkins 5-3, the two sides blasted out four shots to break the hundred, Robertson broke the hundred in three consecutive sets, the quality of this matchup is very high, especially Hawkins 1-5 behind to find the state, a shot of 137 points to complete the clearance, put pressure on Robertson, the lead of the two sets is not very large, the result is still suspenseful.
Robertson ranked fourth in the world, he is the outstanding player of the post-80s generation of snooker, although the ranking champion does not have Trumpdo, the results of the three major competitions are not as good as Selby, but the overall strength is not inferior to anyone, just this season he won the Masters and The English Open championship, reached the final for the 35th time, and impacted the 22nd ranking championship of his career, which was expected by fans.
Hawkins ranked 11th in the world, he is a regular in the final four of the competition, this season is twice in the final, just at the beginning of the year of the Masters, but also lost to Robertson to get the runner-up, this time he is in good shape, successively eliminated Chinese players Zhao Xintong and Yan Bingtao, but at the critical moment, there are often various problems, especially in the face of O'Sullivan, Robertson, Selby these old opponents.
The final 19 innings were 10 wins, only eight in the first half, the two sides met 28 times in their careers, Robertson had an advantage of 17 wins, the most recent was this year's Masters, Robertson won the championship 10-4 Hawkins, achieved a three-game winning record, the first set Hawkins played a single 91 points to win the first, in the second set Robertson won the fight 64-18, in the third set Hawkins played a single 55 points, Robertson repeatedly reversed.
The next three sets Robertson felt hot, played into the long stage to complete the single-shot victory, comprehensively suppressed Hawkins, blasted out a single shot of 130 points, 107 points, 105 points to win three consecutive sets, expanded the point difference to 5-1, Hawkins stopped in time, grasped the initiative through high-quality defense, completed the super score 77-0, and in the eighth set Hawkins blasted out a single shot of 137 points to directly clear the stage, the two gradually entered a good situation, in good shape.
Both sides showed the level of the top players, especially the average starting form, and then through the adjustment of the game and intermission, they quickly found their own rhythm, and many young players still have to learn from Robertson and Hawkins in this regard.
At the end of the first half of the eight innings, Robertson won two sets of leadership, this time than the Masters have a point of view, Robertson hit three consecutive shots to break the hundred, to achieve a 5-1 lead, Hawkins did not collapse, let the suspense of the game remain in the second half, but optimistic about Robertson's fans or more, then whether Hawkins can break through himself, in this players tournament laughed at the end, let us wait and see.