Barry Hawkins' previous appearance in the Welsh Open final came back in 2018 A dominant afternoon session set Barry Hawkins on the way to winning his first Welsh Open title as he beat Jack Lisowski 9-5 in the final. Hawkins won seven of the first eight frames at Venue Cymru in Llandudno to open up a seemingly unassailable lead. Lisowski won the first three frames of the evening session to threaten an unlikely comeback. But Lisowski's fightback hopes took a blow in the 12th frame as a fluke-plant on a red began a break of 68 which moved Hawkins within one frame of the title. And two frames later, Hawkins ended his three-year wait for a rankings title, as the 46-year-old lifted the Ray Reardon trophy for the first time in his career. "It means the world," said Hawkins. "I've came close a couple times last season. I've been knocking on the door for a little while so I feel like I deserved one. "Playing that man [Lisowski] is so scary - he pots balls from everywhere and you can't leave them safe on the table.…