Wakelin expects Zhao to be a huge positive for snooker as the first Chinese world champion, further growing the profile of ...

CHRIS WAKELIN reckons shedding the pounds and quitting smoking will enable him to ruin Zhao Xintong’s world championship homecoming party. Xintong, 28, lifted the £500,000 Crucible title in May – ...

Carter faces Chinese amateur Qiu Lei in the opening round in Shanghai, with a meeting with Mark Williams the prize for ...

Who is Zhao Xintong? Zhao first burst onto the snooker scene as a gifted teenager and is one of a growing number of Chinese players to enter the professional ranks over the last decade or so ...

Zhao Xintong is returning to snooker after serving his ban for his part in a serious match-fixing scandal, although it will only be on the amateur circuit for now. 10 players were hit with bans in ...

Zhao Xintong made history as the first Chinese player to win the World Snooker Championship as he impressively dominated Mark Williams 18-12 in the final at the Crucible. Zhao booked his place in ...

SEI249975325.jpg© Getty Images Zhao Xintong shows few nerves in his first World Championship final (Action Images via Reuters) Williams and Zhao just before the match starts (Getty Images) ...

Wales' Mark Williams and China's Zhao Xintong pose with the trophy prior to the Final on day sixteen of the World Snooker Championship at the Crucible Theatre, Sheffield, England, Sunday, May 4, 2025.

Zhao Xintong of China became Asia’s first world snooker champion after beating Mark Williams 18-12 in the final on Monday, completing a remarkable career turnaround following his involvement in ...

Zhao Xintong was hailed as snooker's "new superstar" after winning the World Championship with an 18-12 victory against Mark Williams that heralded a Chinese revolution in the sport. Ding lost the ...

Should he beat Trump and then Zhao Xintong in the final, he would also beat Ronnie O’Sullivan’s record set in 2022 as the oldest ever snooker world champion.