In the early morning of May 3, Beijing time, the final of the 2022 Snooker World Championship came to an end, and O'Sullivan defeated Trump 18-13 to win the championship for the seventh time, equaling Hendry and becoming the first person in history. At the same time, O'Sullivan received a £500,000 prize money for the championship, making history again in the world rankings, taking the year-end world number one position. O'Sullivan became the year-end world number one with £1.036 million, while runner-up Trump was second with £1,009,500, Selby was third with £915,000 and Robertson was fourth with £902,000.
Higgins was fifth with £537,000, Zhao Xintong was sixth with £434,500, Williams was seventh with £423,500 and Wilson was eighth with £419,000. Murphy was ninth with £316,000, Lisowski was tenth with £315,500, Hawkins was 11th with £309,000, Brechel was 12th with £297,000, Bingham was 13th with £296,000, Allen was 14th with £286,500, Yan Bingtao was 15th with £253,000 and McGill was 16th with £202,500.
In terms of the Chinese legion, only Zhao Xintong and Yan Bingtao are still in the top 16 ranks, and Zhao Xintong, who entered the second round of the World Championships, is ranked 1 place higher than the seventh place before the World Championships, ending a perfect season with the sixth place at the end of the year. Yan Bingtao, who entered the quarterfinals of the World Championships, also promoted 1 place, ending the season with 15th place at the end of the year.
In terms of other players, Zhou Yuelong ranked 23rd, and Ding Junhui, who traveled again in one round at the World Championships, fell to 32nd place, ending the season. Lu Ning ranked 34th, Fan Zhengyi ranked 36th, Xiao Guodong ranked 38th, and Liang Wenbo ranked 40th. Lü Haotian ranked 45th, Li Xing ranked 48th, Pang Junxu ranked 53rd, and Tian Pengfei ranked 63rd.
Among the 64 Chinese players who are away, Cao Yupeng ranked 68th in the first year of his career, Gao Yang ranked 74th in the first year of his career, and was relegated miserably; Yuan Sijun ranked 80th in the first year of his career, Wu Yize ranked 84th in the first year of his career, Zhao Jianbo ranked 86th, and was relegated; Zhang Anda ranked 87th in the first year of his career, Zhang Jiankang ranked 95th in the first year of his career, Xu Si ranked 97th in the first year of his career, Lei Peifan ranked 98th in the first year of his career, and Chang Bingyu ranked 106th in the first year of his career. Chen Zifan ranked 118th in the first year of his career. The two famous players in Hong Kong are both in their first year of career, with female player Wu Anyi ranking 119th and Fu Jiajun ranking 121st.