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

How Zhao Xintong's historic world snooker title win will be greeted in China - and what it could mean for the sport.

Zhao was banned for 20 months in 2023 for his part in a match-fixing scandal and was forced to start again as an amateur.

Zhao Xintong began this season banned from snooker but is tipped to be the sport's new "megastar" after becoming the first ...

Zhao Xintong was crowned China's first world snooker champion after withstanding a stirring comeback from Mark Williams to ...

Zhao Xintong becomes the most complicated world champion in snooker history - Zhao Xintong 18-8 Mark Williams: Zhao ...

SHEFFIELD, England - Zhao Xintong became the first Chinese player to win the World Snooker Championship with a victory over ...

Zhao Xintong has become China ’s first winner of the World Snooker Championship, beating Mark Williams 18-12 in the Crucible ...

Zhao Xintong was crowned China's first World Snooker Championship winner after withstanding a stirring comeback from Mark ...

The new snooker world champion Zhao Xintong thanked his mum and girlfriend in an emotional speech after defeating Mark ...