On May 3, Beijing time, the Snooker World Championships came to an end. O'Sullivan won five consecutive games and finally won the crucible for the seventh time. He also set many historical records, becoming the oldest World Champion, becoming the first player to win seven sets of three major competitions, and becoming the player with the largest number of World Championship champions in history. After the match, O'Sullivan burst into tears, and his opponent Trump gave him the highest praise.
After winning the final set, O'Sullivan went straight to Trump, who also got up and hugged O'Sullivan. But unexpectedly, O'Sullivan came to a hug with an extra long standby, which lasted nearly 1 minute. Afterwards, O'Sullivan and his family hugged excitedly. Then, O'Sullivan returned to his seat, picked up a towel to cover his face and wept, and the audience also gave the warmest applause at this time.
In a subsequent interview, Trump also praised O'Sullivan very warmly, saying: "I would like to extend my warm congratulations to Ronnie and it is a pleasure to share this table with him." He's been nice to me throughout my career, it's been an amazing achievement and he's going to be the best player ever. At the press conference, Trump praised O'Sullivan again: "I see how hard Ronnie trains, he still craves more than anyone." ”
In addition to Trump, O'Sullivan's biggest rival in the last year, Stephen Hendry, was also involved in the commentary of the final. After O'Sullivan won the title, Hendry also praised his old rival: "He dominated this World Championship from start to finish, it was a feat of four-seaters. ”
O'Sullivan is more humble about his victory. Speaking at the press conference, O'Sullivan said: "I know it's impossible to play well in all four stages of the game, so I've been trying to stay in the game. According to this standard, if you don't play well, you have no chance to win, and 70% is not enough. You have to pay 100%. "There is no doubt that this is a world championship that belongs to O'Sullivan, and years later, everyone will still be impressed by his extraordinary focus.