On May 3, 2022, Beijing time, O'Sullivan defeated Trump 18-13 to win his seventh World Championship. After the game, O'Sullivan hugged Trump for a long time, and the two exchanged intimately, which was touching. O'Sullivan said in an interview that Trump's words upended me and surprised me that I loved him.
At this World Championship, O'Sullivan's appearance was the best and the most stable, eliminating David Gilbert, Mark Allen, Maguire and Higgins with a large score, and playing against Trump in a more general state in the final. O'Sullivan pulled in the second stage of the final, pulling the score 12-5, and although Trump made a strong counterattack in the third stage, he was too far behind before, and O'Sullivan finally locked in the victory 18-13.
After the game, the scene was particularly touching, the always strong O'Sullivan burst into tears, especially when the father and child appeared, O'Sullivan covered his face and cried, which was touching. Although O'Sullivan has repeatedly said that he doesn't care about those records and doesn't think about winning or losing, judging by his performance at this World Championship, he is too eager for this title, a title that can quell the debate. From now on, the discussion of the best in history can be stopped.
There is also a moving picture, O'Sullivan hugged Trump for the first time, for up to 1 minute, which is rare. Before the game, O'Sullivan said that Trump reached the final in a normal state, which is the strength of the top players. However, Trump faced O'Sullivan in such a state, and it was really difficult to win.
As we all know, O'Sullivan was Trump's idol, and he played an important role in Trump's growth path. In recent years, the two have been competitors, and from the total record of the confrontation, O'Sullivan does not have the advantage. In the past, O'Sullivan has made many remarks, some of which have also been refuted by Trump, and at some point the relationship between the two seems to be strained.
This time, however, the two embraced and communicated for a long time. Neither of them revealed the details of the exchange, and O'Sullivan said in an interview that his words moved me, subverted my previous views, surprised me, and I loved him. Everyone was curious about what Trump had said, but O'Sullivan didn't reveal it, just said it was a respect, he was a great lad and it wasn't until now that I realized what he thought of me.
Perhaps, Trump himself told O'Sullivan that you are the undisputed number one in the world, that you played an important role in my upbringing, and that's the power of idols. Trump is still very young, belongs to the present and future of Snooker, and believes that he will follow in the footsteps of his idol and make a bigger breakthrough in the three major competitions!