In the quarterfinals of the 2024 Snooker Masters, O'Sullivan faced Barry Hawkins, both sides were not in good shape, and they couldn't make mistakes, O'Sullivan improved his state, seized the opportunity, won four games in a row, won the game 6-3, and advanced to the semifinals.
In the first game, O'Sullivan scored 88 points with a single stroke. In the second game, although O'Sullivan attacked strongly, the success rate was not high, and Hawkins made several moves to recover a game. In the third game, O'Sullivan won 79-0. In the fourth game, O'Sullivan couldn't score in the middle of the fight, and Hawkins scored 74 points in a single stroke. The two drew 2-2.
In the fifth game, O'Sullivan passed the ball and did not score, Hawkins scored 56 points with a single stroke, the defense left a chance, O'Sullivan scored a red ball, the blue ball did not score, called the red ball, and Hawkins won the fifth game. Hawkins went back 3-2.
In the sixth game, the two made continuous mistakes, and O'Sullivan finally seized the opportunity to win 72-44. In the seventh game, another game full of mistakes, O'Sullivan entered the top bag, seized the opportunity, won 63-42, and led 4-3 again. In the eighth game, O'Sullivan scored 36 points and had no K chance; Hawkins did not score in the pocket, O'Sullivan scored 60 points with a single stroke, and got the match point 5-3. In the ninth game, Hawkins scored 50 points with a single stroke, and O'Sullivan scored 77 points with a single stroke to clear the table and win the game.