After O'Sullivan ended the match with Maguire, he rarely had a dialogue with the billiards emperor Hendry, and the two generations of legends expressed their views in the same frame, bringing super benefits to the fans, during which O'Sullivan constantly praised Hendry, and the billiards emperor also smiled and interacted with the rockets throughout the whole process.
O'Sullivan is the favourite to win the World Championships, after a calm victory, he is getting closer and closer to his goal of a seventh world championship, but O'Sullivan does not like the arrangement of two tables in Crucible side by side, he prefers to enjoy the stage exclusively, and now as the World Championships come to an end, O'Sullivan can finally let go of his hands.
Because they were acquaintances of old friends, O'Sullivan came to the live broadcast room and immediately smiled and greeted Hendry and the host, when talking about the duel with Maguire, O'Sullivan said that the hand felt good, so there was no special effort, and then mentioned the topic of the club skin head again, indicating that there was a problem with his skin head, which affected his sight of hitting the ball and made him have to adjust to it.
Subsequently, O'Sullivan said of Hendry in front of his face, saying: "We all aspire to be Hendry, he is the benchmark of snooker", after hearing O'Sullivan's praise, Hendry smiled and responded. O'Sullivan went on to say that Hendry was a superstar on the pitcher, unmatched by all of us, and he ruled the sport alone.
When the host asked O'Sullivan about the topic of equaling Hendry's record of 7 crowns if he won the title, O'Sullivan said he just wanted to enjoy the game, and Hendry himself responded to the question, saying: "I feel very honored to be with him (O'Sullivan) for the world title". In addition, Hendry also praised O'Sullivan, believing that he took snooker to a new level.
The topic of who is the greatest player in history has never stopped, since the World Championships are in full swing, O'Sullivan and Hendry are at the center of the topic, but O'Sullivan is not as fanatical as the outside world, he does not regard the World Championship as the only goal, but wants to enjoy the game, which is the view he has always respected, O'Sullivan said that he will not pay 100% of his time on the table, but also hopes to play results as an added bonus, if the World Championship champion is handed to him, then O'Sullivan will not refuse.
Now, O'Sullivan, who has advanced to the top 4, will meet the challenge of Higgins, and the two masters will open a peak duel, which is the 76th meeting between the two, O'Sullivan is slightly superior in the record of the confrontation, but the last few encounters higgins have the upper hand, so for O'Sullivan, the duel with Higgins is an uphill battle.