Bishii Diseembar 2017, Hawkins wuxuu u gudbay wareegga saddexaad ee Horyaalka UK ka dib markii uu ka adkaaday Kurt Dunham iyo Hammad Miah, laakiin waxaa ku garaacay Akani Songsermsawad ka dib markii uu 6 <unk> 0 guuldaro. Ciyaarta kadib, Hawkins wuxuu sheegay inuu "ku jiray xaalad naxdin leh" qaab ciyaareedkiisa. Bishii Janaayo 2018, Hawkins waxaa laga badiyay finalista ugu dambeeya Kyren Wilson wareegga koowaad ee Masters, wuxuu lumiyay 6<unk>4. Bishii Maarso, Hawkins wuxuu gaadhay finalka Welsh Open ka dib markii uu ka adkaaday Tom Ford, Martin Gould, Yan Bingtao, iyo Noppon Saengkham. wuxuu la kulmay John Higgins finalka. In kasta oo uu sameeyay seddex qarni, haddana ugu dambeyntii wuxuu lumiyay 9<unk>7. Bishii Abriil, Hawkins wuxuu gaaray final kale oo tartan heer sare ah, markan wuxuu la kulmay Mark Selby finalka China Open
Waxaad Laakiin Selby, horyaalkii difaacayay, waxaa la cadeeyay inuu aad ugu xoogan yahay Hawkins maalintaas, Hawkins wuxuu lumiyay 11<unk>3. Bishii Maajo, Hawkins wuxuu sii waday rikoorkiisa aadka u wanaagsan ee Crucible, ka dib markii uu ka adkaaday Stuart Carrington, Lyu Haotian, iyo Ding Junhui, wuxuu gaadhay semi-final kale oo ka dhacay World Snooker Championship wuxuuna la kulmay Mark Williams. Ciyaartu waxay ahayd mid caadi ah oo xanaaq badan, iyadoo wadar ahaan 20 ka mid ah 50 ka mid ah labada ciyaartoy, Williams ayaa ugu dambeyntii ku guuleysatay 17<unk>15.