Barry Hawkins finally backing himself: ‘I’d be horrified to say that years ago’

Barry Hawkins feels the belief is finally there (Picture: Getty Images)Barry Hawkins was at one of the lowest ebbs of his career 12 months ago, but is now happy to compliment himself in a way that he would have been ‘horrified’ to do in the past.The Hawk failed to qualify for the Crucible last year, ending his run of consecutive visits to the Sheffield venue at 17.It was a big shock for Hawkins to be beaten by Jak Jones in the final qualifying round and he says he was devastated by t