Zhao Xintong was crowned China’s first world snooker champion on a defining night for the sport in Sheffield and his ...

Zhao Xintong becomes first Chinese winner of World Snooker Championship with 18-12 victory over three-time champion Mark Williams at the Crucible Image: Zhao Xintong beat Mark Williams to secure ...

Williams begins fightback in World Snooker Championship final - Mark Williams becomes the oldest finalist in history as he ...

In the 98 years since Joe Davis became snooker’s first world champion, the famous old trophy has left the United Kingdom just five times. To Australia twice, the Republic of Ireland and Canada ...

Brilliant Zhao makes history as first Chinese world snooker champion - Zhao Xintong 18-12 Mark Williams: Zhao demolished ...

Mark Williams would not be surprised to see more Chinese world champions in the years to come, seeing Wu Yize as ‘not far away’ from the new Crucible king Zhao Xintong. Zhao beat Williams 18 ...

Zhao Xintong has become China’s first winner of the World Snooker Championship, beating Mark Williams 18-12 in the Crucible final. The 28-year-old was playing in his first final and, remarkably ...

Mark Williams has compared Zhao Xintong to a young Ronnie O’Sullivan but doubts the new world champion will be reaching the Rocket’s Triple Crown records. Zhao was superb in an 18-12 win over ...