10-7!The snooker champion was born: O'Sullivan reversed Trump and set a new record in the ranking competition
On January 22, 2024, the Snooker World Grand Prix came to an end, O'Sullivan reversed Trump 10-7, won six games in a row after falling behind 3-6, and successfully turned the tables around, setting a new record again, this is his 41st ranking tournament title, and he won the trophy back-to-back after reaching the top of the Masters.
O'Sullivan ranks No. 1 in the world, has won 40 ranking tournament championships, 23 major championships, won the British Championships and Masters this season, and then won the World Championships to collect eight sets of Grand Slams, the opponent is Trump who is ranked second, holding 26 ranking tournament championships, only 4 of the three major championships, winning three consecutive crowns last year, and losing to Hawkins in the European Masters, which is still fresh in memory.
The two sides have met 31 times in their careers, O'Sullivan is 16-15, basically the same gap is not big, but the last three games have been won by O'Sullivan, and he won two championships from Trump, Trump defeated O'Sullivan for three consecutive years and successfully defended the championship of the Northern Ireland Open.
The final is divided into two stages, the quality of the first half is average, O'Sullivan is in a sluggish state, Trump scored 74 points and 69 points in a single stroke to win four games in a row, and then O'Sullivan scored 60 points in a single stroke to win two games, and in the seventh game, Trump returned 61 points with a single stroke, O'Sullivan was not to be outdone, and scored 63 points in a single stroke, Trump led O'Sullivan 5-3, and the advantage in the two games was not particularly obvious.
At the beginning of the second half, in the 9th game, Trump scored 66 points with a single stroke and won the game with 81-45, O'Sullivan found his state, scored 74 points and 58 points in a single stroke to win two games in a row, and in the 12th game, Trump scored 50 points with a single stroke to interrupt the attack, O'Sullivan cleared the table many times, and won 64-57 narrowly, from 0-4 to 6-6, O'Sullivan became more and more courageous, Trump has always had ups and downs, and simple mistakes continued.
At the end of the intermission, Trump did not score in the 13th game, O'Sullivan scored 52 points in a single stroke and completed the super score with 87-0, which was also his first lead in the final, and in the 14th game O'Sullivan scored 51 points in a single stroke to interrupt the attack, Trump had a mentality problem, and finally the black ball did not go in, O'Sullivan won another game with 58-48, from 6-3 to 6-8, Trump lost five games in a row, and the situation was not good.
In the 15th game, Trump did not score the coffee ball in the top pocket on the right side, O'Sullivan won the grappling 72-62 and took the lead in getting the match point, in the 16th game, Trump withstood the pressure and scored 73 points in a single stroke to pull back a game, and in the 17th game, O'Sullivan ended the game twice, and finally reversed Trump 10-7, O'Sullivan won the Masters and the World Grand Prix two championships in a row, and won the ranking championship again after the British Championship.