On May 2, Beijing time, the final of the Snooker World Championships began. After O'Sullivan's first two stages, O'Sullivan led 12-5. In this game, O'Sullivan showed off his snooker talent and gave Trump little chance to perform. However, during the game, O'Sullivan also had a more explosive conflict with the referee, and once angrily pointed at the referee, which is quite rare in the snooker arena.
The game progressed through the 8th inning of the final inning of the first stage, with O'Sullivan leading 5-2. After a misstep in the final stages, O'Sullivan returned to his seat. Trump was ready to hit the ball, but the referee called off the game and came to O'Sullivan's seat to communicate with him. But apparently, the communication between the two was not pleasant, and O'Sullivan held out a finger to the referee, only to be warned by the referee.
Trump then expressed his dissatisfaction with the referee, arguing that he should not have called a halt to the game at this time. However, after the game resumed, Trump still won the set, and finally fell behind 3-5 in the first stage. However, at the end of the first stage, O'Sullivan did not shake hands with referee Materia Medica, and was obviously dissatisfied with the referee's move.
After the game, O'Sullivan said of the clash that the referee was asking him for trouble. The referee said he had a movement on his hand, O'Sullivan said the referee could go to the video, and the two got into an argument. On the other hand, Trump also complained that the referee could have approached O'Sullivan after the game and said that the game should not be suspended. It can be said that this behavior of the referee made the two superstars very dissatisfied.
Of course, O'Sullivan was not affected by this vignette. At this World Championship, he played a focus rarely seen in his career. In the second stage, O'Sullivan was another five-game winning streak to take a 12-5 lead. There are only 6 innings left to win the final championship.