In the early morning of February 10, Beijing time, the 2022 Snooker Players Championship ended its first quarter-finals. England player Ricky Walton made a comeback when he was behind 2-5, defeating three-time world champion Mark Williams 6-5, and entered the semi-finals for two consecutive rankings.
This event is Walton's third time this season to reach the semi-finals of the rankings, after he had a semi-final record in the Northern Ireland Open in October last year and the German Masters two weeks ago. This was also the best year for Walton, whose performance declined severely due to back injuries in 2016 and 2017. The English player, who has won the ranking championship three times, is expected to go further from the current position of No. 18 in the world. Although Williams, the winner of the
24 ranking competition, had a high-quality performance of breaking 100 with three shots, he failed to replicate the magical journey of entering the finals of the single-time limited-time competition. After leading 2-1, Williams scored 107 points and 102 points, and Walton counterattacked with 123 points in a single shot, but Williams won another game and won the match point 5-2.
, with his life hanging on the line, then launched a Jedi counterattack, narrowing the gap into one inning with his 65 and 80 points in a single shot. Williams had a chance to end the game in the 10th game, but lost the coffee ball during the clearing process and was dragged into the final game by Walton. Walton took the lead in the 11th game to score 58 points. Williams won the chance to win again with his wonderful long stage, but missed the last red ball on the library and gave the opponent the victory.
Walton will face the winner between Chinese player Yan Bingtao and English player Hawkins in the semi-finals.
"After playing the last game, I was relieved." 39-year-old Walton said after successfully reversing, "To be honest, I felt that my life was hanging on the line in the whole game. I was so uncomfortable when the last red ball was scored by him. I felt that this loss would be very difficult to accept. Fortunately, he did not score, and I was lucky."
"These games will make you stronger. If I lose this game, This is another experience and I will go through it again. You have to persist in working hard and paying. This time I am on the side of the winner, and I am stronger in terms of mentality and emotional control. "
" Barry (Hawkins) and Yan Bingtao are both strong opponents, and every player in this event is an excellent player. Yan Bingtao is the Masters champion, and Barry has always been very good. For me, this is another difficult game. "
