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‘I didn’t come to equal Hendry’s record but to play Snooker’ O’Sullivan

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SHEFFIELD: The seven-time world champion Ronnie O’Sullivan claimed that he did not come to Crucible to equal Stephen Hendry’s record but to play the snooker.

The newly crowned world champion Ronnie O’Sullivan, who equalled Hendry’s record of seven world championships following his 18-13 victory against Judd Trump in the final of the World Snooker Championship 2022, claimed he did not think about equalling Hendry’s record.

“I didn’t really feel like the favourite to win. I doubted myself a little bit, so to finally get a result like I did is special,” O’Sullivan said.

“Honestly, it [the record] has never been something on my mind. I didn’t come here to equal Stephen Hendry’s record, I came here to play snooker and to be honest I found it very, very tough,” he added.

 

O’Sullivan also shared the story behind his emotional moment with Trump after securing his seventh world title, saying the latter said some words which made me realize what this meant to him.

“I’ve grown up with Judd, we’ve shared a lot of time on the practice tables so to hear the words he said to me afterwards, I didn’t realise what that meant to him. It was nice to hear I was part of his development and it was a special moment – he choked me up,” he shared.

It is pertinent to mention here that the Englishman O’Sullivan, with his triumph in the recently concluded World Snooker Championship 2022, has finally managed to level with his childhood hero Hendry, who won his seventh world title in 1999.

The 46-years-old also produced more century breaks than any other in World Championships history.

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O’Sullivan becomes seven-time World Champion, levels Hendry’s record

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SHEFFIELD: The English cueist Ronnie O’Sullivan defeated his countrymate, Judd Trump, 18-13 in the final of the World Snooker Championship to equal Stephen Hendry’s record of most championships triumphs, here on Monday.

In an eventful final between the two Englishmen, the veteran O’Sullivan emerged victorious as he defeated Trump by 18-13 in the Best of 35.

With his seven championship triumph, O’Sullivan has finally managed to level with his childhood hero Hendry, who won his seventh world title in 1999.

O’Sullivan, despite having a seven-frame overnight lead over Trump 12-5, found it hard to make it an easy win as the latter marked an exceptional comeback by winning six of the Monday afternoon’s eight frames and cut the gap to 14-11.

The veteran, however, did not panic and won three out of the next four frames to go within one frame. Following this, Trump glimmered with a ray of hope as he responded with an astonishing 151 points’ clearance.

The second-ranked cueist, however, remained unable to carry the momentum as O’Sullivan cleared the 31st frame by 93-0 to claim his career-defining victory.

In the final, Trump scored four centuries, while O’Sullivan five. The latter scored the best break of the match (120), which came in the second frame.

It is pertinent to mention here that O’Sullivan has now won 39 ranking titles, held nearly every major record in the game, and will now end the season as the top-ranked player in the world.

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