At the 2022 World Snooker Championships, O'Sullivan became the no. 1 favourite to win the title after eliminating Allen 13-4. The Rockets' speech remains elusive, having previously been dismissive of the championship, and now he says it only makes sense to win the championship. Even, O'Sullivan compared himself to Jordan and Bruce Lee.
In the 16-in-8 knockout round, O'Sullivan won too easily, 13-4, he defeated Allen, after the game, O'Sullivan did not celebrate, but comforted his opponents. Now, O'Sullivan has reached the quarter-finals, and the opponent will be Maguire, who eliminated Zhao Xintong.
O'Sullivan became the first man in history on two records. First, O'Sullivan reached the Quarter-Finals of the World Championships for the 20th time in his career, ranking No. 1; second, O'Sullivan won the World Championships with 71st win, and also the 1st in history! Moreover, O'Sullivan's two records surpassed Hendry.
O'Sullivan compared himself to Jordan and Bruce Lee, "I have the same mentality as Jordan and Bruce Lee, in our own field, we are all professionals!" ”
Compared to breaking Hendry's record, O'Sullivan still wants to win the championship more, "I have won the World Championship 6 times before, but I have forgotten which years I won it!" For me, I don't care about records, I just want to win the championship. Even, coming to the World Championships, for me, the first round out is no different from taking the runner-up, only winning the championship makes sense! To win the championship requires a big heart, obviously, I have a big heart. ”
In the snooker quarterfinals, O'Sullivan will face Maguire, and for any opponent, O'Sullivan is full of praise, "Maguire is still a good player, he should become a world champion!" I think this game is going to be very tough. But O'Sullivan's words can only be believed in half, before O'Sullivan said that Zhao Xintong can become a snooker GOAT, but in the end, Zhao Xintong stopped in the round of 16 of this World Championship.
Now, O'Sullivan is the no. 1 favourite to win the World Championships, beating Neil Robertson, Trump, Mark Williams and Yan Bingtao. If O'Sullivan wins the title, it will be his seventh World Championship victory, equaling Hendry's record.