The 28-year-old pocketed £500,000 as he put on a cueing masterclass to brush aside Welsh veteran Mark Williams in a Crucible ...

Zhao Xintong is seven frames away from claiming glory at the World Snooker Championship after a great start against Mark ...

I can’t believe what I’ve done,’ Zhao says after clinching world crown by dominating Mark Williams at the Crucible in ...

Zhao Xintong made snooker history on Monday night by becoming the first Chinese player to win the World Championship. But ...

After returning last year from a match-fixing scandal, Zhao Xintong makes history with his win over three-time winner Mark ...

Zhao demolished three-time winner Williams to become China’s first world champion but his complex past means that ...

Zhao was playing under amateur status as a technicality as he had already secured his professional tour card from the start ...

Zhao was banned for 20 months in 2023 for his part in a match-fixing scandal and was forced to start again as an amateur.

Specifically, Zhao pleaded guilty to betting on matches and being aware that another player was throwing games for money. The ...

Zhao Xintong was in tears after he became the first amateur to win the World Snooker Championship, beating Mark Williams ...

Zhao Xintong has become China ’s first winner of the World Snooker Championship, beating Mark Williams 18-12 in the Crucible ...

Zhao Xintong was just one frame away from becoming the first Chinese player to win the World Snooker Championship, as of ...