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

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

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 ...

Emery is one of Britain’s most highly-rated stars. He has won a place on the tour thanks to Zhao’s victory. The youngster has previously reached the last-32 of seven ranking events, although he is yet ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Zhao Xintong will receive a huge UK tax bill after winning the World Snooker Championship but will avoid having to pay taxes in his native China. He became the first Asian player to secure ...

"He (Zhao) is as good to watch as [Ronnie] O'Sullivan was when he was younger. He just strolls around the table and pots balls from anywhere as if he doesn't have a care in the world. "Xintong is ...