On May 3, 2022, the Snooker World Championship came to an end, O'Sullivan defeated Trump 18-13, reaching the top of His career at Crucible for the seventh time in his career, setting a record of six, and he also became the second seven-time World Championship champion in snooker history after Hendry.
In the final, 18 wins in 35 innings, the two decided the winner through four stages, the first stage O'Sullivan 5-3 Trump, the first set Trump played a single shot 72 points, then O'Sullivan blasted a single 120 points, 68 points to win two consecutive sets, the fourth set Trump played a single 52 points, O'Sullivan reversed 73-66, in the fifth set O'Sullivan won 62-13, in the sixth set O'Sullivan blasted a single shot 105 points.
Trump scored a single 97 in the seventh set, and In the eighth Trump won 79-50 to establish O'Sullivan's lead.
Entering the second stage, O'Sullivan 12-5 Trump, in the 9th set Trump played a single 73 points, in the 10th set O'Sullivan twice, played a single 66 points, 50 points, then O'Sullivan blasted a single 118 points, 97 points to win two consecutive sets, in the 13th set O'Sullivan won 77-0, in the 14th set O'Sullivan played a single 87 points, in the 15th set Trump played a single 80 points to win a set.
Immediately after O'Sullivan scored a single 88 and 60 points to win two straight sets, O'Sullivan widened the point difference and extended the lead to seven innings.
Next came the third stage, O'Sullivan 14-11 Trump, Trump blasted a single 107 points, 59 points to win two consecutive sets, the 20th set Trump won 81-0, in the 21st set O'Sullivan played a single 64 points and color, in the 22nd set Trump won 66-20, in the 23rd trump won 60-51, in the 24th set O'Sullivan played a single 55 points, won 68-1.
In the 25th inning, Trump blasted a single shot of 105 points, and O'Sullivan's competitive form declined, and Trump was chased back in four sets.
Finally, in the fourth stage, O'Sullivan played a single 88 points, 82 points to win two consecutive sets, in the 28th round Trump played a single 64 points, in the 29th set O'Sullivan played a single 75 points, 17-12 to get the match point, the 30th set Trump blasted a single shot 109 points, this year's World Championship total broke 109, setting a new record, the 31st set O'Sullivan single shot win, and finally won 18-13.
O'Sullivan won the title to set seven records, the first O'Sullivan achieved the seven world championships, equalizing Hendry, the second O'Sullivan completed seven grand slams, the third O'Sullivan won the 39th ranking championship of his career, the fourth O'Sullivan won the 21st three-time championship, and the fifth, the 46-year-old O'Sullivan won the world championship, surpassing Ray. Lilton, setting a new age record.
Sixth O'Sullivan is firmly ranked first in the world after winning the championship, which is also the seventh time he has become the number one at the end of the season, there is no doubt that O'Sullivan is the well-deserved first person in snooker history, and it is in the Crucible arena that we have once again witnessed the birth of a legend.