O'Sullivan defeated Trump 18-13 in the final of the 2022 World Snooker Championships to win his seventh World Championship trophy and officially crown the first person in snooker history. After winning the championship, the Rockets once again ushered in a piece of good news, and his world ranking also beat the big three and returned to the first place again. And China's former snooker brother Ding Junhui, but has dropped to 30 outside, do not know the current Ding Junhui, will he care that he has not won the World Championship?
O'Sullivan referred to Robertson, Trump and Selby as the big three of snooker today, and said that he, Ding Junhui and others wanted to take the championship from the big three by picking up leaks. O'Sullivan's statement is really modest, judging from his performance in this game, as long as O'Sullivan is serious, then even the Big Three will be difficult to beat him. In the final, Trump had almost no chance of turning the tables.
And this victory has also brought O'Sullivan's world ranking back to the first place, which is really a double happiness. In 2nd-4th place is the big three of Trump, Selby and Robertson, who can hold young players firmly behind them at the age of 47, and O'Sullivan's ability is really excellent. Will O'Sullivan hit the World Championships for the eighth consecutive title? This depends on his personal will. As long as he wants, then it is not impossible to accomplish this goal.
In the latest world rankings, Ding Junhui has ranked 30th, ranking 32nd. The highest-ranking Chinese player is Zhao Xintong, who is ranked 6th. Yan Bingtao, who played well at this World Championship, ranked 15th, and Ding Junhui, who was out of the first round, could only rank 32nd. However, Ding Junhui himself does not seem to be affected too much, he has previously posted photos of himself playing with his wife and children, and his current focus has been on the family.
O'Sullivan and Ding Junhui's career aspirations are not the same, and this World Championship has let everyone see a different fire teacher. He reduced his casual playing style and began to get serious about the position of each ball. And once O'Sullivan is engrossed, it's hard to have anyone to be his opponent. O'Sullivan tied Hendry's World Championship winning record, and fans are already expecting him to make a comeback next year. But for O'Sullivan, it all depends on whether he wants to or not.
Some fans have said that O'Sullivan will one day suddenly announce his retirement with the world number one ranking? It's really in line with O'Sullivan's personality, he is such a maverick player, sometimes with some willfulness. But it is precisely because of this that O'Sullivan has become more attractive.