O'Sullivan wins his sixth World Championship: second only to Hendry who won seven times

In the 2020 Snooker World Championship final, O'Sullivan, who reached the final for the 7th time, easily defeated Wilson 18-8 and won the World Championship for the 6th time. In the ranking of the number of Snooker World Championships, O'Sullivan tied Davis and Reardon, and is second only to Hendry who won 7 times.

Snooker World Championships (starting from 1969):
1. Hendry (Scotland): 7 titles, 2 runner-ups, 27 appearances, 3 147s
2. Davis (England): 6 titles, 2 runner-ups, 30 appearances
3. Reardon (Wales): 6 titles, 1 runner-up, 19 appearances
4. O'Sullivan (England): 6 titles, 1 runner-up, 28 appearances, 3 147s
5. John Higgins (Scotland): 4 titles, 4 runner-ups, 26 appearances, 1 147
6. Selby (England): 3 titles, 1 runner-up, 16 appearances
7. John Spencer (England): 3 titles, 1 runner-up, 18 appearances
8. Mark Williams (Wales): 3 titles, 1 runner-up, 22 appearances, 1 147
9. Alex Higgins (Northern Ireland): 2 championships and 2 runner-ups, participated in 19 times. Those who won one Snooker World Championship include: Cliff Thorburn, Peter Ebdon, Shaun Murphy, Doherty, Graeme Dott, Dennis Taylor, Trump, Griffiths, Parrott, Joe Johnson, Robertson, Bingham.
Ding Junhui has reached the Snooker World Championship final once. He lost to Selby 14-18 in the 2016 World Championship final.