In the latest news on May 10, 2022, Beijing time, snooker commentator Chris said when talking about the greatest players, there is no point in discussing who is the greatest player now. Because O'Sullivan has put an end to the suspense of this topic after winning his seventh world title. What people want to see now is nothing more than how many miracles O'Sullivan can continue to do in this sport. Hendry is certainly a great snooker player, but O'Sullivan has already surpassed him with great achievements, so O'Sullivan is now the greatest player.
Chris: O'Sullivan is the greatest player
Commenting on O'Sullivan, Chris said: "If you just look at the peak of the decade, I think Hendry might be the one who achieves more. But overall in his career, O'Sullivan is undoubtedly a player with higher achievements. People always like to evaluate O'Sullivan and Hendry in terms of the competitiveness of the times, and they always seem to be able to draw conclusions that O'Sullivan is stronger. But I don't think so. In fact, I think O'Sullivan and Hendry are almost the same in strength. O'Sullivan's greatness than Hendry is not determined by the times, but by his peak lifespan. In fact, Hendry only lost to him because the peak was too short. ”
Chris: Look at O'Sullivan and Hendry objectively
Because O'Sullivan has a lot of fans and he is in a more competitive era, many people have begun to deny Hendry's strength. Speaking about this, Chris said: "Of course O'Sullivan is the greatest player, there's no doubt about that. But we can't just deny Hendry's strength because of his excellent performance. I would say that when Hendry was at his peak, I thought he had the best possession, if not one, even O'Sullivan and Higgins who couldn't do it. In addition to this, Hendry's accuracy is also very good. I'm not saying Hendry is necessarily better than O'Sullivan, but they're at least players of the same level. I'm surprised to see a lot of news now that Hendry isn't as good as the current second gear player. If his strength had been really that poor, his achievements in the 1990s would never have been. We should look at O'Sullivan and Hendry objectively, and there is no need to deny Hendry's former peak performance because of the recognition of O'Sullivan's strength, which is irrational behavior. ”
Chris: O'Sullivan is expected to do more wonders
Although O'Sullivan is now almost 47 years old, Chris believes that O'Sullivan still has the ability to increase the ceiling of his achievements. Chris said: "I think O'Sullivan still has the ability to continue to win the championship, even if the total number of championships surpassed Steve Davis in the end. O'Sullivan is the most talented player in the sport, and he has now won 21 three-time titles, and his performances in seven Grand Slams have made him look flawless. I don't know how far he can go in terms of ranking titles, but I can be sure that it will be extremely difficult for anyone to break his 21 titles in three majors. What's more, O'Sullivan has not yet reached his ceiling, and he is fully capable of creating more miracles. As Trump said, maybe O'Sullivan could play for another 5-15 years, and how many miracles he could have done during that time, no one can predict this now. But what we do know is that his achievements will not stop there, and winning the World Championships will also be an inexhaustible motivation for him to continue to create miracles, and I still have a lot of confidence in him. ”