On May 3, 2022, Beijing time, the Snooker World Championship came to an end, and all the matches of the season were over. O'Sullivan won the seventh World Championship and became the year-end world number one for the seventh time, which can be said to be a double happiness. Chinese players have also performed well this season, with Zhao Xintong and Yan Bingtao working together to create new history, Zhao Xintong ranked sixth in the world, and Yan Bingtao reached the quarterfinals at the World Championships, ranking 15th at the end of the year.
At this World Championship, O'Sullivan maintained a stable state and finally defeated Trump 18-13 to win the championship. Apparently, O'Sullivan set many records, the seventh World Championship champion tied Hendry, and finally put an end to the debate about the best in history, and the World Taiwan Federation was the first to call O'Sullivan the best in history.
With O'Sullivan winning the championship and the year-end world rankings coming out, O'Sullivan finished the year-end world number one for the seventh time, equaling Selby, behind Hendry, who won the year-end world number nine times. It's perfect to end the season in this way. O'Sullivan's father, children and friends were all on hand to witness this historic moment.
Although Trump did not win the championship, it was not easy for him to reach the final in the ordinary state, and in the end, Trump's year-end ranking was 2nd, 3rd to 5th in order of Selby, Neil Robertson, higgins. Selby has not performed well this season, leaving the World Championship early and ultimately failing to hold the world number one throne. Neil Robertson is the most consistent player of the season, scoring a perfect score at the World Championships but also out early.
Ranked 6th is China's Zhao Xintong, who, like Yan Bingtao, has created many new histories. Zhao Xintong won two ranking championships, including the British Championship, one of the three major competitions, which allowed Zhao Xintong to sit in the seed seat. Yan Bingtao made new career history at the World Championships, reaching the quarter-finals for the first time, and his year-end ranking was 15th.
The other top 16 players are Mark Williams (7th), Karen Wilson, Sean Murphy, Lisowski, Barry Hawkins, Brechel, Bingham, Mark Allen (14th) and Anthony McGill (16th).
Unfortunately, Ding Junhui's performance this season is not good, after the first round of the World Championships, he failed to improve his ranking, the year-end ranking did not qualify for the top 30, only ranked 32nd, the next to catch up. In addition, Fan Zhengyi won a ranking championship this season, ranking 36th at the end of the year, and his goal is to enter the top 16 in the world, hoping that he can achieve his goal as soon as possible!