2023** Scottish Open
In the 2023 ** Scottish Open postponed qualifiers, Pang Junxu challenged Barry Hawkins, and in the end, Pang Junxu broke out and eliminated Hawkins 4-3, causing a big upset.
Pang Junxu is a Chinese post-00 star, who has won the best newcomer of the season, this year's British Championship suffered a round trip (1-6 to Trump), the National Championship entered the fourth round, and the Northern Ireland Open was out early, and the Wuhan Open advanced to the third round ......Overall, Pang Junxu's results this season can only be regarded as average, although his skills are good, but there is still a lot of room for improvement.
Master Huo "Hawkins is ranked 15th in the world, also known as the "top four professional households", and his strength is not bad, and he has played well in this year's Champion of Champions, National Championships, Northern Ireland Open, etc., and his comprehensive strength is obviously stronger. However, what is interesting is that in the previous 3 meetings between the two, Pang Junxu had a 2-1 advantage, the most recent one was the 2021 Scottish Open, when Pang Junxu was 4-0 clean sheet against Hawkins, and now that they meet again, can Pang Junxu break out again?
In the first game, Hawkins was a little slow to heat up, and Pang Junxu won 72-17 many times. In the second game, Hawkins felt excellent, scored 127 points in a single stroke, and won by one stroke, 1-1. In the third game, Pang Junxu won 76-14 many times, leading 2-1 again. In the fourth game, Hawkins scored 100 points in a single stroke, won 108-5, and won 2-2.
In the fifth game, Hawkins made many 71-0 clean sheets and won the match point 3-2. In the sixth game, Pang Junxu won easily many times and entered the tiebreaker 3-3. In the deciding game, Pang Junxu successfully won and killed Hawkins 4-3.