In the early morning of May 3, Beijing time, the snooker World Championship, which has been fiercely fighting for more than half a month, came to an end. In the end, the Rockets O'Sullivan successfully lifted off, defeating Trump 18-13 to win the championship. As a result, the Rockets also equaled Hendry, known as the "Emperor of Billiards", becoming the only two people to climb crucible seven times so far. So, who was the first snooker in O'Sullivan's rivals Queen Hen?
O'Sullivan and Hendry
Actual combat is the touchstone, and achievement is the hard indicator. To say who O'Sullivan and Hendry is number one, it depends on the results. In the professional snooker world, to judge the results of the players, we must first look at the results of the World Championships, after all, this is the highest stage for professional players. Judging from the number of world championships, the Rockets have been equal to Hendry after winning the championship this year, so at this point, the two are not superior, they are kings.
O'Sullivan has been crowned at the World Championship seven times
The World Championships are difficult to distinguish, so it depends on the results of the three major competitions. The three snooker competitions are the World Championships, the British Championships and the Masters. Before O'Sullivan won the World Championships, the three major events were 6 World Championships, 7 British Championship crowns, and 7 Masters titles, for a total of 20 championships. Together with this year's World Championships, the number of Rockets' three major championships has reached 21. On Hendry's side, there are 7 world championships, 5 british championships, and 6 masters championships, for a total of only 18 crowns. So, judging by the number of winners in the three major competitions, it is clear that O'Sullivan is the first snooker.
Hendry has topped Crucible seven times
Third, after the results of the three competitions, it depends on the champion of the ranking competition of the players. After O'Sullivan's seventh summit of Crucifer, the total number of champions has reached 39, surpassing Hendry's 36. In addition, from the current state of the two, Hendry, who is in a mediocre state after the comeback, has no possibility of winning the championship again, while the Rockets are still very strong, fuel is plentiful, and if there is no accident, there will be champions in the account. Therefore, it is an ironclad fact that the Rockets surpassed Hendry to become the first man in snooker.
Taken together, O'Sullivan is undoubtedly the first person to snooker so far. How many years can this 47-year-old evergreen tree still be able to gallop on the field? Let's wait and see!