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 ...

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 ...

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?

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 ...

Shaun Murphy claims his snooker rivals are ‘fuming’ that ... Players are divided over whether Zhao Xintong should boast 500,000 ranking points next season after winning the World Championship ...

Stephen Hendry believes Ding Junhui may be "fuming" after Zhao Xintong became the first Chinese world champion in snooker. Zhao, 28, shocked the world after defeating seasoned pro Mark Williams in ...

Zhao Xintong has been tipped to ‘become the richest earning snooker player in the history of the sport’ after his World Championship victory on Monday night. The 28-year-old beat Mark Williams ...

Crucible sensation Zhao Xintong has been predicted to land multi-million pound deals by a sports finance guru following his historic World Snooker Championship win. That's as long as he maintains ...