On February 14, Beijing time, the Snooker Players Championship, Barry Hawkins once again dreamed of the final, and like the Masters final 28 days ago, Master Huo still lost to Neil Robertson.
28 days ago, on stage in the final of the Snooker Masters, Barry Hawkins lost 4-10 to Neil Robertson! Now, 28 days later, Barry Hawkins lost to Neil Robertson again and dreamed of the final, so far, Barry Hawkins' championship famine has been as long as 5 years, too difficult! The last time Barry Hawkins won the title was back to the 2017 Snooker World Grand Prix, when Barry Hawkins defeated Ryan Day in the final. From 2017 to 2022, Barry Hawkins reached the final several times, all without success, and the king of snooker's sorrow was born!
There is no doubt that this final is important for Barry Hawkins! If they win the championship, Barry Hawkins will rise to fourth in the single-season rankings, the world ranking will rise to sixth place, and the place in the Tour Championship this season will be basically stable (the first eight of the single season can only participate).
However, this year's Players Championship, once again facing world No. 4 Neil Robertson in the final, Barry Hawkins still lost!
In this campaign, Barry Hawkins single-shot 91 points to take the lead, and then lost 5 consecutive sets to dig a big hole, the last two sets of the first stage to achieve a winning streak to retain the hope of the title. In the second stage, Neil Robertson regained his touch, taking two sets first, and the general manager scored 7-3 to open the gap again. Barry Hawkins did not give up, and at one point chased close to 5-7, but Master Huo was ultimately powerless to return to heaven and missed the championship again.
8 ranking finals, 3 championships and 5 runners-up, lost to O'Sullivan, Higgins, Neil Robertson, only defeated Ryan Day, Alberton, Gerald Green, Barry Hawkins' final hard-fought ability is indeed criticized!
"Top Four Professional Households", "Glass Heart", "King of Sorrow"... These not-so-nice titles will continue to accompany Master Huo, and when to break the champion drought for many years is still unknown.