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 ...

Zhao Xintong of China has become Asia’s first world snooker champion after beating Mark Williams 18-12 in the final.

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

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

The crowning of Zhao Xintong as Asia’s first world snooker champion will have come as a surprise to many unfamiliar with the ...

New world champion Zhao Xintong has the opposite view to Ronnie O'Sullivan and Judd Trump on the best place for snooker stars ...

In one of the most remarkable career turnarounds in sports, Zhao Xintong left behind the ghosts of match-fixing ban and ...

Zhao Xintong becomes first Chinese winner of World Snooker Championship with 18-12 victory over three-time champion Mark ...

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

A BRITISH snooker star has inadvertently benefited from Zhao Xintong’s historic World Championship win. Dylan Emery has regained his pro tour card for the next two seasons after finishing ...

Richard Mann reflects on this year's World Snooker Championship, nominating his best and worst from 17 days at the Crucible.