On April 4, 2022, Beijing time, the final of the Snooker Tour Championship staged a great reversal of despair, and Neil Robertson won 6 consecutive sets after falling behind 4-9 to win the championship 10-9. The victory gave Neil Robertson at least four pieces of good news, and the impact on the World Championship was even more confident.
This season, Neil Robertson has played steadily, facing top players such as O'Sullivan and Higgins, he has won more and less and is more and more confident. As the defending champion of the Tour Championship, he first eliminated Mark Allen, then narrowly defeated O'Sullivan 10-9 to reach the final again.
Facing Higgins in the final, Neil Robertson scored a single 130 and 129 points in the first stage, but fell behind 3-5. Entering the second stage, Neil Robertson made more mistakes, and at the end of the 13th set, he fell behind 4-9. However, the desperate Neil Robertson did not give up, he shot a hundred, four 50+, 10-9 magical turnover.
The victory meant a lot to Neil Robertson, who received at least 4 pieces of good news:
First, he became the first double in the history of the Tour Championship and the first player to successfully defend his title.
Second, Neil Robertson reached the final for the fifth time this season, winning four titles and one runner-up. So far this season, he has won three ranking titles and one Masters title, which is the season he has won the most titles. So far in his career, Neil Robertson has reached the final of the ranking tournament 36 times and won 23 titles, with a very high winning percentage, which is his confidence to attack the world championship.
Third, Neil Robertson overtook Trump, rising to third place in the world rankings.
Fourth, Neil Robertson overtook Zhao Xintong and rose to the first place in the single season rankings.
In fact, regardless of Neil Robertson's next performance at the World Championships, it was a particularly successful season for him. With Selby and Trump in a state decline, Neil Robertson became the leading figure of the post-80s generation, quite tough.
At present, Neil Robertson and Trump have 23 ranking champions, and in The current state of Neil Robertson, he is fully able to lead the post-80s championship list alone, let's wait and see!