Ronnie O'Sullivan beats Judd Trump to wins the 2022 Champion of Champions title for 4th time, after Trump 147..
Ronnie O’Sullivan captured his fourth Cazoo Champion of Champions title with a 10-6 victory over defending champions Judd Trump in the final at the University of Bolton Stadium.
This victory sees O’Sullivan take the £150,000 top prize money and it is the first time he has claimed the Champion of Champions title since 2018. He was also victorious in 2013 and 2014.
Before Trump stormed back into contention, O'Sullivan opened up a dominating 6-1 lead. In the eighth set, he hit his seventh career 147 break, and in the last frame, he won to finish only three back at 6-3.
O'Sullivan started the evening session with a lot of energy, and his run of 106 centuries put him four up at 7-3.
As the match entered its last intermission, the Trump had cut the deficit to a single frame (7-6) with to runs 82 and 100.
He changed the momentum and got within one frame of the championship at 9-6 with contributions of 124 and 85.
O'Sullivan brutally intervened with a run of 81 to take the lead after Trump failed to capitalise on his first opportunity in the 16th.
It was the second maximum to happen in the Champion of Champions's history after Mark Selby made a 147 against Neil Robertson in 2018.
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