In the 13th match of the first round of the just-concluded Snooker World Championship on April 25, 2024, Beijing time, the four-time champion of the ranking tournament "Falcon" Hawkins staged a very dramatic match with the powerful Ryan Day.
After 18 rounds of competition, Hawkins, who won six games in a row in this game, lost five games in a row and lost 8-10 to Ryan Day and missed the round of 16 with a single shot of 108 points, 66 points, 50 points, 59 points, 93 points, 92 points and an 8-5 lead.
It is worth mentioning that Hawkins' performance of hammering the table with a simple mistake also sparked heated discussions. After this match, Ryan Day will face the winner between O'Sullivan and post-00 player Jackson Page to compete for a place in the quarterfinals of this World Championships.
Hawkins won two games in a row to draw 2-2 with Ryan Day
In the first four innings between Hawkins and Ryan Day, the two players were evenly matched. In the first game, Ryan Day won the game 75:33 with a single shot of 61 points and multiple opportunities, thus leading Hawkins 1-0 to usher in the start of the game.
In the second game, Hawkins stopped giving his opponent any chance to play after scoring the red ball, and won the game 108-0 with a single-shot performance of 108 points, drawing 1-1 with Ryan Day.
In the third game, Hawkins won the game 102:0 with 66 points in a single stroke and multiple opportunities to get started, and overtook Ryan Day 2-1 to take the lead. In the 4th game, Ryan Day won the game 93-1 and drew 2-2 with Hawkins.
Ryan Day won three games in a row to take a 5-4 lead over Hawkins
After the game entered the second half of the first stage of the game, Ryan Day took the initiative in the game. In the fifth game, Hawkins took the lead in scoring 1 point and made a mistake, and then Ryan Day scored 110 points and 110:1 to win the game and take a 3-2 lead.
In the sixth game, Ryan Day won the game 76-41 with multiple layups to lead Hawkins 4-2 and extend his lead.
In the 7th game, Hawkins took the lead in scoring 11 points and made mistakes, and then Ryan Day scored 76 points with a single shot 76:11 to win the game and lead Hawkins 5-2.
In the 8th game, Hawkins made several layups and won the game 77-6, thus falling behind Ryan Day 3-5 and narrowing the difference. In the 9th game, Hawkins won the game with an excellent performance of 93 points with a single shot and fell behind Ryan Day 4-5.
Hawkins suffered a miserable 8-10 defeat to Ryan Day
After entering the second stage of the game, Hawkins gradually regained the initiative on the court in the game, but the good times did not last long. The game came to the 10th game, and Hawkins won the game 116-0 with a single shot of 92 points to draw 5-5 with Ryan Day.
In the 11th game, Hawkins won the game 70-17 to overtake Ryan Day 6-5 to take the lead. In the 12th game, Hawkins won the game 67-34 with an outstanding performance of 50 points with a single stroke, thus leading Ryan Day 7-5.
In the 13th game, Hawkins scored 59 points with a single shot and won the game 79:33, thus leading Ryan Day 8-5. In the 14th game, Ryan Day scored 78 points and won the game 85:0 with a single shot, 6-8 behind Hawkins.
In the 15th game, Ryan Day scored 62 points with a single shot and won 82:9 to fall behind Hawkins 7-8. In the 16th game, Ryan Day scored 65 points with a single shot and won the game 83:33 to draw 8-8 with Ryan Day.
In the 17th game, Ryan Day won the game 57-37 and led Hawkins 9-8 to get the match point. In the 18th game, Ryan Day won the game with a single-stroke performance of 61 points, thus defeating Hawkins 10-8 and successfully entering the top 16 of this World Championships.