Zhao defeated veteran three-time champion Mark Williams in Monday's final at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield.

Zhao Xintong became the first Chinese player to win the World Snooker Championship with a victory over Welshman and ...

The 28-year-old was implicated in the sport's biggest match-fixing scandal before coming back from suspension to take the ...

With “The Cyclone’s” victory demonstrating China's growing power in the sport, chair of the World Professional Billiards and ...

The fallout from last weekend's World Snooker Championship final continues, as all eyes remain fixed on champion Zhao Xintong. Aged just 28 years old, Zhao is being tipped to dominate the sport ...

ZHAO XINTONG has beaten Mark Williams 18-12 to win the World Snooker Championship. The Cyclone went into the evening session with an astonishing 17-8 lead, but Willo won four on the spin to set up ...

China's Zhao Xintong celebrates victory in the final match against Wales' Mark Williams following day seventeen of the World Snooker Championship at the Crucible Theatre, Sheffield, England.

Snooker is already a huge deal in China ... That may still happen but caveats and asterisks will likely persist. How will Zhao Xintong’s success at the 2025 World Championship be remembered?

After a 20-month suspension, the 28-year-old wildcard became the first Chinese and first amateur to win snooker’s most ...

Who is China's first World Snooker Champion Zhao Xintong and why did he serve a 20-month ban from the sport? Zhao was crowned China's first world snooker champion after withstanding a stirring ...

Shaun Murphy has slammed snooker chiefs for allowing Zhao Xintong to play at the World Championship despite still being banned in China. The new Crucible champion received a 20-month suspension ...