On May 1, 2022, Beijing time, the Snooker World Championships ended the 15th matchday competition, the two semi-finals were completed successively, and the final lineup was officially released. The 32-year-old Trump defeated 47-year-old Mark Williams 17-16 to reach the world championship final for the third time in his career, successfully meeting O'Sullivan, who eliminated Higgins 17-11 to advance to the world championship final for the eighth time.
At this World Championship, Trump was in a very average state in the first few rounds, but his opponents were weaker, whether it was Hussein Wafi or Anthony McGill, who could not shake Trump. Facing Bingham in the third round, Trump staged a feat of winning 8 consecutive sets, slowly returned to form, and also played self-confidence, once again becoming the favorite player to win the championship in the mouth of fans.
Facing World Treble Champion Mark Williams in the semi-finals, Trump established an 11-5 lead in the first two stages, a very disparity in the score. However, veteran Mark Williams did not give up, and the third stage ended to 11-13, and the semi-final had more suspense. Entering the fourth stage, Mark Williams won three straight sets before trailing 14 draws after the 28th inning.
Mark Williams then scored a single 138 inning of the 30th inning, his 16th dash at the World Championships to tie Hendry. In the 31st inning, Mark Williams took the crucial opportunity to win 62-49, and he overtook Trump 16-15, which was his first lead in the game and the first match point. Mark Williams had a chance to end the game 17-15, but he missed a not-too-difficult black ball in the 32nd inning, missing a good opportunity.
Trump has always maintained the lead, the first time behind the game into a desperate situation, after all, Mark Williams got the match point, but Trump did not collapse, he first won the 32nd set 53-31, dragged the game into the decider, and then scored two red balls in a row in the most tense moment of the decider. In the end, Trump won the decider 69-34, defeating Mark Williams 17-16 on aggregate to advance to the final.
The two players dedicated a particularly wonderful game, especially the veteran Mark Williams, who fell behind 2-9, 4-11, 5-12, 11-14 respectively, but he showed full tenacity, not only to keep the suspense of the game until the end, but also to take the lead in getting the match point, which is admirable. It was a shame that the final moments fell short, but Trump deserved to win.
The winning Trump will face O'Sullivan in the final, who has established a 15-9 lead in the first three stages, and in the fourth stage both sides will win two sets each, with O'Sullivan winning 17-11 to advance to the world championship final for the eighth time and will strike the seventh world champion of his career. Will the veteran laugh to the end or Trump break through the siege? Let's wait and see!