In the final of the 2022 World Snooker Championships, O'Sullivan defeated Trump 18-13 to win the World Championship for the seventh time in his career, equaling the record set by "Emperor of Billiards" Hendry. At the same time, it also means that the Rockets have won 7 sets of Grand Slams, which is also ranked first in history. After winning the championship, O'Sullivan also responded to his own mental journey. But Hendry believes O'Sullivan is not telling the truth and says he is surprised that it took O'Sullivan so long to win the 7 crowns.
There is also some controversy about the first man in snooker history, with proponents of Hendry arguing that O'Sullivan is inferior to Hendry in the number of World Championship titles. As the most important event in the field of snooker, the World Championships are naturally the heaviest. Because of this, although O'Sullivan has the largest number of three majors and the largest number of Grand Slam sets, some people think that he is inferior to Hendry, the reason is that the number of World Championships is one difference, which is why the Rockets are holding back and want to get another one.
At this World Championship, we saw a different O'Sullivan who took every ball very seriously. Although there are also cases where emotions are out of control during the game, the Rockets are always able to adjust themselves well and focus on the game. In the match against Trump, despite the stubborn resistance of his opponents after taking the lead, O'Sullivan kept the advantage to the end, equaling Hendry's record of 7 crowns.
After winning the championship, O'Sullivan also responded with a voice, describing his inner feelings. Rockets say they really don't have any goals and will treat every event as their training camp, while the World Championships will bring out their worst side, and they have been emotionally trying to alienate themselves for the past seven or eight years. At the same time, O'Sullivan also talked about future goals, saying that he may try again next year, but he does not know if it will be a good idea.
Hendry, on the other hand, argued that O'Sullivan wasn't telling the truth, saying that although O'Sullivan said he didn't care about the record, he actually wanted the 8th. Hendry also said he was surprised that it took O'Sullivan so long to win his 7th crown. I don't know how Hendry felt about O'Sullivan's record of equalizing himself. But the Rockets once again proved to everyone that as long as he wants to win the championship, I am afraid that it will be difficult for opponents to beat him. If the Rockets want to impact the 8 championships, the probability of success is still very large.
O'Sullivan let everyone witness the charm of the sport of snooker, and it is no exaggeration to say that about half of the fans who look at snooker now are Rockets fans. I look forward to O'Sullivan being able to play better in future games and set more records.