In the final of the 2022 World Snooker Championships, O'Sullivan defeated Trump 18-13, crowned the king in Crucible for the seventh time, and after equalizing Hendry's seven World Championships, O'Sullivan has gathered seven sets of Grand Slams, won seven titles at the World Championships, British Championships and Masters, and also became the oldest World Champion at the age of 46 years, 4 months and 28 days, and 39 ranking champions have further consolidated their position as the first place in history.
This is O'Sullivan's eighth time in the World Championships, behind Hendry's nine in history. After beating Trump 18-13, O'Sullivan won the crucible for the seventh time, equaling the previous record held by Hendry, and the two were tied for the most wins at the World Championships.
In this way, O'Sullivan has won the world championship, the British championship, the masters, the traditional three major competitions of snooker, seven times, a total of 21 three major championships, further consolidating the first throne, and assembling seven sets of Grand Slams to complete the unprecedented great cause.
With his seventh ascent to the summit, O'Sullivan also surpassed the 1978 World Championship champion Ray Lilton (45 years and 203 days) to become the oldest world champion in history with an "advanced age" of 46 years, 4 months and 28 days. The World Championship title also brought O'Sullivan's total number of ranking titles to 39, further widening the gap with hendry's 36 behind him and ranking first in history.
With his seventh world championship title, O'Sullivan also retained his world number one position, becoming the year-end world number one for the seventh time, tying Selby's nine times after Hendry. Similarly, at 46 years, 4 months and 28 days, O'Sullivan continues to be the second oldest in history in the world, behind Ray Lilton (50 years and 206 days).
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Source: CCTV
Editors: Xia Yang, Bauchina
Review: Lu Jiaqi