Players Championship 2022: 'I partied with Barry after Masters final' – Neil Robertson on rematch with Barry Hawkins

Neil Robertson has revealed he was partying with Barry Hawkins after his 10-4 win over 'The Hawk' in the 48th Masters final at London's Alexandra Palace last month. The top-10 duo will face each other again in the final of the elite Players Championship on Sunday following world No. 4 Robertson's 6-1 win over a struggling Jimmy Robertson in an error-strewn semi-final on Saturday night.

Ad/> While the Melbourne man – who turned 40 on Friday – will have to improve his levels of form in the final, he will aim to replicate the rampant display that saw him become Masters champion for a second time with breaks of 50, 105, 54, 54, 73, 50, 68 and 114. Players ChampionshipHawkins topples No. 1 seed Zhao to reach Players Championship quarter-finals08/02/2022 AT 16:02 Players Championship 2022 — Latest results, scores, schedule 'We were being trolled by the table' — Robertson takes aim at venue after semi-final win Robertson admits he is relishing his rematch with the 2013 world finalist in the best-of-19 frame final at Aldersley Leisure Village in Wolverhampton.

“He is going to be really motivated to win. It is fantastic to see Barry back in another final. He is a great player and our matches are always played in a great spirit," said Robertson.

/> «When you play against people like Barry you play the match, whoever is the best man wins and you have no problem with that. »It makes it easy to go into that match." Robertson has won his past five meetings against Hawkins and is 4/11 favourite to claim the £100,000 first prize with the Ditton man priced at 5/2 before a sell-out crowd. Robertson is chasing his 22nd career ranking title after victory at the English Open in November while Hawkins – who could move up to seventh in the