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Zhao Xintong becomes China’s 1st snooker world champion

Zhao Xintong becomes China’s first world snooker champion after comeback from ban

Zhao Xintong became the first Chinese player to win the World Snooker Championship with a victory over Welshman and three-times winner Mark Williams at the Crucible Theatre on Monday, the latest chapter in Zhao’s remarkable rise and fall story.

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Zhao Xintong world title can enhance snooker’s Olympic bid, says WBPSA chief

With “The Cyclone’s” victory demonstrating China's growing power in the sport, chair of the World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association (WPBSA) Jason Ferguson insists that snooker’s inclusion in the Olympic programme is now realistic.

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Why was Zhao Xintong banned? World Snooker Championship winner completed 20-month suspension

Zhao Xintong won the World Snooker Championship on Monday after beating Mark Williams 18-12. The Chinese star beat his idol Ronnie O’Sullivan with a session to spare to set up a showpiece

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The 2025 Snooker World Championship smashes online viewing records

The overall TV reach across BBC One, BBC Two and BBC Four over the tournament was 12.6m - with a peak of 3 million on BBC Two ...

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Zhao Xintong reacts to being told he'll outdo Ronnie O’Sullivan and Stephen Hendry

Despite such a lengthy suspension, he was still one of the pre-tournament favourites, such is his quality. He now climbs to ...

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Profile | Who is Zhao Xintong? Made in Xian and Shenzhen, China’s world snooker champion

Dubbed the Roger Federer of snooker, Zhao bounced back from a career-threatening scandal to wow the sporting world.

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