Snooker’s biggest ever match-fixing investigation resulted in the suspensions of a steady stream of Chinese players in late 2022 (Zhao was first suspended in January 2023), culminating with the ...

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 ...

Now, it seems, it's China's turn in the spotlight. Zhao Xintong’s crowning as Asia’s first world snooker champion has put the focus on the growth of the sport in China in a relatively short time.

But there is an "air of hesitancy around the celebrations". China's Zhao Xintong "cut a swathe through qualifying and the main stage" in Sheffield to set up a final against Mark Williams ...

Zhao Xintong has been tipped to become the richest snooker player in history after being crowned China’s first world champion. The 28-year-old announced himself as the sport’s new superstar by ...

For the past six years, Ronnie O’Sullivan has been telling anyone who wanted to listen about a young Chinese snooker player by the name of Zhao Xintong. “Watch him – amazing – he’s the ...