The second round of the 2024 Snooker Masters, which is the 1/4 finals, is the first to end the two games, the latest report, after two 6-3, the top 4 have come out: O'Sullivan and Shaun Murphy, and these two world champions will meet in the semifinals and stage a peak showdown.
O'Sullivan 6-3 Hawkins. O'Sullivan is ranked No. 1 in the world, although he is only the No. 3 seed, but O'Sullivan is obviously the favorite to win the championship; Hawkins is also a long-term TOP16 player, but in the previous 20 meetings between the two, O'Sullivan has an absolute upper hand with 17 wins and 3 losses, and his comprehensive strength is obviously above Hawkins.
In the first half, neither of them was in particularly good shape, each hitting a shot of 50+, and O'Sullivan was caught up with two leads, making it 2-2. In the second half, Hawkins overtook 50+ and 3-2. However, O'Sullivan won four games in a row and won 6-3, and in the eighth and ninth games, he scored 60 points and 77 points in a single stroke, especially in the ninth game, Hawkins originally had a single stroke of 50 points, but then gave the opportunity, O'Sullivan scored 77 points in a single stroke and reversed in a single game, 6-3 took the lead in the top 4.
Murphy beat Lisowski 6-3. Murphy is a world champion and Grand Slam player and the No. 7 seed, while "Little Driver" Lisowski is the No. 16 seed and has not won a ranking tournament before. The two have played each other a total of 8 times before, and Murphy has a 5-3 advantage.
The two came up and each scored a 70+, and Murphy then scored 131 and 76 points in a single stroke to win two games in a row 3-1. In the second half, Murphy won another game 4-1, and in the sixth game, Murphy scored 123 points with a single stroke and won 5-1 to get the match point. After Lisowski chased two games in a row to 3-5, Murphy won the ninth game 63-51 and advanced 6-3.