On January 10, Beijing time, the Snooker Masters continued to compete in the first round. Former world champion Judd Trump defeated Kyren Wilson 6-5, and the two sides staged the ultimate heartbeat moment. In the other game, Hawkins defeated Neil Robertson 6-3 and advanced to the round of 8. As a result, six places have been decided in the quarterfinals. The final two matches of the first round are Mark Allen vs. Higgins and Selby vs. Milkins.
Trump is ranked No. 2 in the world and Kyren Wilson is No. 9 in the world. In this game, the two sides played with ups and downs. After the start, Kyren Wilson was in excellent form, scoring 76 and 65 points in a single stroke, and quickly took a 3-0 lead. But Trump then burst out with amazing energy, scoring 101 points, 83 points, and 52 points in a row, and after a wave of 5-0 offensive, Xiaote directly got the match point. But apparently Wilson was unwilling to surrender, and he then hit two consecutive 50+ shots to tie the score at 5 and the game went into a tiebreaker.
In the deciding game, Trump staged a limit reversal. Wilson scored a red ball and scored 51 points in a single shot to take a 55-0 lead. But Wilson made a key mistake when he was close to victory, and Trump showed a big heart, scoring 65 points with a single shot to complete a super reversal! In the end, Trump beat 6-5 to advance to the top 8, and he also waved his fists to celebrate. It is worth mentioning that Trump is the defending champion, and he also avoided the doom of being out of the first round.
In the other match, veteran Hawkins defeated former world champion Neil Robertson 6-3. In this game, Hawkins took a 4-1 lead at the beginning, and Robertson then hit two shots to break 100 to chase 3-4. But after that, Hawkins had no chance and won 2 more games to win 6-3. Hawkins will face O'Sullivan in the quarterfinals. Another world champion was eliminated from the competition.