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Gamers Championship: Neil Robertson beats Jimmy Robertson to succeed in ultimate


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Neil Robertson was joined by his household after beating Barry Hawkins to win his second Masters title final month

Neil Robertson has arrange a rematch with Barry Hawkins within the ultimate of the Gamers Championship.

Robertson confronted England’s Jimmy Robertson, 35, within the second semi-final on Saturday.

And the Australian, who turned 40 on Friday, gained 6-1 to remain in rivalry for a primary Gamers Championship title.

“It was onerous fought,” he stated on ITV4. “There have been numerous frames that might have gone both approach.

“The distinction within the match was perhaps within the greater moments I performed barely higher than him.”

Jimmy Robertson spurned alternatives in every of the primary three frames, with Neil Robertson making a break of 86 within the first earlier than going 3-0 up.

Jimmy Robertson gave himself hope within the final body earlier than the interval, with the world quantity 38 successful it on a respotted black after getting stage on 67-67.

However Neil Robertson took the following body and though his English rival fought again within the sixth body to path 43-31, he missed an easy yellow to offer the Australian the prospect to safe victory.

Hawkins, the world quantity 11, has reached the ultimate in Wolverhampton regardless of being the sixteenth and lowest seed, whereas Neil Robertson is the sixth.

Hawkins, 42, gained the Gamers Championship in 2014 whereas Robertson has misplaced in three finals, most just lately to Ronnie O’Sullivan in 2019.

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