On May 2, 2022, Beijing time, the Snooker World Championship ended the 16th matchday competition, the first two stages of the final were all played, O'Sullivan in the second stage, 12-5 to shake off Trump, the seventh world championship crown is just around the corner. In the competition, O'Sullivan shot 3 to break the hundred, and the total number of hundreds in this world championship reached 15, which is his new record in Crucible.
At this World Championship, O'Sullivan is in excellent shape and has a very serious attitude, and many celebrities have said that they have not seen O'Sullivan so serious for a long time, which shows that O'Sullivan is eager for the championship. Compared to other players, O'Sullivan's competitive state has not fluctuated much, and has always remained stable, even in the semi-finals against Higgins, his advantage is also obvious, after the 17-11 elimination of Higgins, O'Sullivan is getting closer and closer to the championship.
O'Sullivan and Trump are vying for the world championship, and Trump is in average form and has not played very steadily, but his ability to win in average condition shows that he is more mature. O'Sullivan also said that everyone can win consecutively in good shape, and if it is not in good shape, it can still be done, which is the real star.
In the first stage, O'Sullivan shot 2 shots to break the 100, plus a 68 point, the opening first conceded one set and then won 5 consecutive sets, Trump chased 2 consecutive sets before the end of the first stage, only 3-5 behind, it can be said that the two sides are very fiercely competitive. There's nothing to say about the game itself, O'Sullivan is in better form and playing than Trump.
However, there was a lot of controversy in the first stage, starting with the time reset of the 4th director, O'Sullivan was not satisfied with the reset of referee Mathil, and also asked Trump to return to the court to confirm the reset. Then in the eighth inning, O'Sullivan played the last set of red balls plus black balls, the mother ball went under the blue ball, forming snooker, O'Sullivan quickly failed to solve the ball, and then returned to his seat, at which point the referee walked toward O'Sullivan and gave a warning.
There is no camera to explain what happened at that time, but there are two theories, one is that the referee saw O'Sullivan making an uncivilized gesture and immediately issued a warning, and the other is that O'Sullivan quickly unblocked the ball, did not give the referee time to observe the reset, and the referee made an opinion. Whatever the reason, O'Sullivan did have an argument with the referee, and O'Sullivan was emotional, pointing at the referee and bluntly saying don't make things happen. After the first stage of the game, O'Sullivan did not shake hands with the referee, which caused a heated discussion.
Because none of the parties have given an account of the cause of the incident, there will be no detailed discussion here. O'Sullivan was interviewed afterwards, still very excited, that is, he thought that the referee had nothing to do, and bluntly said that there were so many cameras on the scene of the game that he could go to see the replay. However, O'Sullivan was not affected too much, winning 5 consecutive sets in the second stage, including 1 hundred and 6 50+, and in the second stage, 7-2, Trump was thrown away.
Obviously, O'Sullivan is in better shape, he can score consecutive points, and there are fewer turnovers than Trump, and Trump can't score consecutive points most of the time, so far there is no single shot breaking performance, and the state is indeed very average. Judging from the trend of the game, O'Sullivan's hopes for winning the championship are very large, and it is even possible to end the suspense of the game in the third stage, let us wait and see!