In the 2022 Snooker Welsh Open, O'Sullivan, Yan Bingtao, Ding Junhui have been eliminated and withdrawn, although there is no chance to witness the big hit O'Sullivan in the final, but it does not affect the worship of most fans of O'Sullivan, he has always represented the first-class level of snooker, out of the identity of the predecessor, O'Sullivan has mentioned many snooker players, especially Chinese players, due to the rise of Chinese snooker in recent years, O'Sullivan will focus more on them.
Chinese player Zhao Xintong is quite under the care of O'Sullivan, who has repeatedly publicly expressed his love for Zhao Xintong, and he is optimistic about Zhao Xintong's unique talent. Recently, in the interview, O'Sullivan mentioned Zhao Xintong again, O'Sullivan said that he was guiding Zhao Xintong, thinking that he had several things to learn, and in just one hour Zhao Xintong mastered what O'Sullivan took two years to learn, which made O'Sullivan very happy.
From the beginning of his acquaintance with Zhao Xintong, O'Sullivan has given him very high expectations, hoping that he can play his due potential, if it is only to win, it is far from enough, it is snooker's sadness, so Zhao Xintong only has better defense, not simply attack, will be unstoppable.
Today, Zhao Xintong is more and more calm, he has played confident from the British Championship in 21 years, and then won his second ranking championship, becoming the top of the ranking list in the new season, like a representative of China's snooker rising star, and now with the help of O'Sullivan, he is like a tiger.
Compared with Zhao Xintong, O'Sullivan gave another attitude to Yan Bingtao, he also expressed his appreciation for Yan Bingtao, but would not choose to help him, because O'Sullivan believes that he and Yan Bingtao's style of play are not the same, so he can not give much reasonable advice.
Talking about Chinese snooker, Ding Junhui is an unavoidable player, in the recent Welsh competition, Ding Junhui and O'Sullivan began to duel, but unfortunately Ding Junhui could not overcome the psychological burden, collapsed early at the end of the game, and did not qualify for the next competition.
Even though Ding Junhui was beaten back to his "original form" again after a brief recovery of glory, O'Sullivan still had respect for Ding Junhui, regarded Ding Junhui as the godfather of China's snooker, believed that Ding Junhui did not need to prove anything, and everyone expected him to show his strength, at the same time, O'Sullivan said that Ding Junhui could find his form and he should have the title of World Championship champion.
Starting from Ding Junhui, including the subsequent Yan Bingtao and Zhao Xintong, they are all proving the glory of China's snooker, and O'Sullivan upholds an inclusive attitude and gives encouragement and help to these juniors with a peaceful attitude, which is a rare kindness, especially for Zhao Xintong, hoping that he can really go further under the guidance of O'Sullivan.