Hawkins 5-5 Wilson
And he's level.
Brilliant from Wilson, who takes frame 10 in this tight contest.
However, humorously he has a problem with his tip which he shows to Hawkins and the ref.
Any excuse these days!
And he's level.
Brilliant from Wilson, who takes frame 10 in this tight contest.
However, humorously he has a problem with his tip which he shows to Hawkins and the ref.
Any excuse these days!
This should be good.
Hawkins takes a 5-4 lead into the evening session, but there's all to play for.
Wilson won't give up on this in a hurry. It's intriguing, to say the least.
Here's what the players at the German Masters can win. Winner gets £100k, highest break nets £5k:
Winner: £100,000
Runner-up: £45,000
Semi-finals: £21,000
Quarter-finals: £13,200
Last 16: £9,000
Last 32: £5,400
Last 64: £3,600
Last 96: £1,000
High Break: £5,000
Remember it's the first to 10.
Hawkins is halfway there.
A £100,000 jackpot awaits - can he get himself over the line in the evening session?
Stay with us from 7pm to find out.
Hawkins edges ahead once more before the interval.
And it's a splendid way to finish.
102-0 - it was commanding.
All to play for from 7pm.
It's neck and neck once again.
Both players giving as good as they're getting.
It's the best of 19 frames, you can imagine we're in for a nail-biting finish.
Barry Hawkins fights back! This can really go either way!
What a match!
Kyren Wilson breaks the deadlock and takes the lead against Barry Hawkins.
But Hawkins is not far behind.
It's still even betweetn Barry Hawkins and Kyren Wilson.
But it's only a matter of time until one of them takes the lead.
Hawkins takes the fourth frame thanks to a 54-26 triumph, which levels the scores a 2-2.
This is well and truly turning into a barnburner of a final.
Another brilliant frame of snooker from Wilson, who is two to the good following a 97-12 round.
"I think he faltered towards the end a little bit.
"He started strongly and then when I came back at him it put him on the back foot.
"I tried to stay positive and tried to stay calm. I didn't want to make silly mistakes.
"To get over the line quite easily, I was delighted."
Barry Hawkins admits he's looking forward to taking on Kyren Wilson in this afternoon's final.
He said: "It will be an amazing occasion for me against Kyren. Those occasions have been few and far between for me lately.
"I won the European Masters last season and I've had a couple of good results since then.
"Hopefully I can keep doing what I've been doing and enjoy it.
"Winning tomorrow would be up there with the best moments of my career.
"I've got such a tough game against Kyren though. He is playing some great stuff and even when he isn't he is so hard to beat these days.
"I won't be thinking any further ahead. I've still got a mountain to climb."
Shaun Murphy has admitted he doesn't know how much he has left in the tank.
He said: "I said to some friends that what I'd achieved might sink in when I'm introduced by (MC) Rolf Kalb as the Masters champion.
"That has certainly been the case. To be introduced as a major winner again, has certainly given me an extra bit of bounce in my step.
"More importantly it has given me that self belief. "I can assure you that there was a post-Masters hangover.
"Absolutely there was, if you’d have asked me to play snooker on Tuesday that would’ve been very difficult.
"I was quite honest and said afterwards that I wanted to try and really push on now.
"I really want to ring out every last drop of potential from whatever’s left of my career.
"Maybe there could be 10 years, maybe there’s only five years. Who knows.
"But I really am determined to push on and not have such a big gap between successes."
Neil Robertson is hoping that when he flies to Australia to pick up a prestigious individual gong he will be bringing the Crucible trophy home.
The Melbourne-born cueist has been awarded the Medal of the Order by the Australian Government – which means he can have the OAM title after his full name.
This is in recognition of his outstanding achievements and service in the sport of snooker, specifically his world title win in Sheffield 15 years ago.
At some point, he will need to fly to Oz to receive the honour from officials – possibly in the capital Canberra – and the dream would be to go there with some extra silverware in his suitcase.
Robertson, 42, said: “That would be sensational, wouldn’t it? That would be awesome. To win at the Crucible before going out there.
“I believe there are events in April, May and September where you can pick up the OAM.
"So, I am hoping the May one is in the middle of the month after the Crucible has finished.
“That would be perfect timing, go home, see my family, That would be a really, really proud moment.”
Barry Hawkins' will be looking to claim the fifth-ranking title of his career today as he goes head-to-head with Kyren Wilson.
He will go into the match as the underdog, but he has enjoyed some big scalps in the tournament already.
Last 64 – Hawkins 5-4 Burden
Last 32 – Woollaston 3-5 Hawkins
Last 16 – Hawkins WO Walden
Quarter-final - Wu 3-5 Hawkins
Semi-final – Yuan 2-6 Hawkins
World champion Kyren Wilson has enjoyed a stunning run to the German Masters final.
In the last-16, Wilson beat Jak Jones 5-3 in a re-run of the 2024 World Snooker Championship final.
Last 64 - Wilson 5-3 Cheung
Last 32 - Zhou 3-5 Wilson
Last 16 - Jones 3-5 Wilson
Quarter-final -McGill 4-5 Wilson
Semi-final - Xiao 2-6 Wilson
Kyren Wilson and Barry Hawkins go head-to-head in the German Masters final TODAY.
The match will be best of 19 frames with a new champion guaranteed to be crowned.
The opening session of today's blockbuster final will commence at 1pm, with the evening session beginning at 7pm.
KYREN WILSON’S march to the German Masters snooker final was delayed — by a NAIL!
Last year’s world champ saw off Xiao Guodong 6-2 in his semi-final at Berlin’s Tempodrom.
But not before play had to be stopped because of a nail sticking out of the arena’s carpet.
The Warrior from Kettering was 10-1 up in the opening frame when he realised it was in his way.
Despite Trump's claims, Mark Allen threatened to BOYCOTT the German Masters in a fiery social media rant.
The Northern Irishman, who clinched the 2018 title in Berlin, is not a fan of the Tempodrom venue.
He vented on X: "Not to be in this years German Masters. Well done to Wu.
"Anyone who sees me back at this event under current conditions has permission to tell me off. Thanks in advance."