Zhao is leading a trio of thrilling young Chinese players who look set to win plenty of tournaments in the coming years, with ...

Zhao Xintong’s emphatic World Snooker Championship triumph has fuelled hope for the sport to be included in the 2032 Brisbane Olympics, according to one of the men behind the bid. Zhao, 28, became the ...

In a sport deep-seated in tradition and history, a new era may have begun in snooker after Zhao Xintong became the first Chinese winner of the snooker World Championship. Zhao defeated veteran ...

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 ...

Only Ronnie O’Sullivan can make snooker look as easy as Zhao Xintong, reckons Judd Trump, who takes on the new world number one at the British Open on Friday. It’s a blockbuster quarter-final in ...

RONNIE O’SULLIVAN has been knocked out of the Wuhan Open in the semi-finals! The Rocket went on an impressive run to the final four, but has been sent packing by Chang Bingyu. Chang had already ...

Defending champion Zhao Xintong fell victim to the "Crucible curse" as he was knocked out of the World Snooker Championship on Wednesday following a 13-10 quarter-final defeat by Shaun Murphy. Zhao, ...

JUDD TRUMP is through to the semi-final of the British Open. Trump got his revenge on Zhao Xintong after he dethroned him as world No1 last weekend with a 5-1 thrashing. On the other side of the draw, ...

THE World Snooker Championship is heading towards a thrilling climax at the Crucible. Zhao Xintong became the first cueist to progress to the final after thrashing Ronnie O’Sullivan 17-7 in the last 4 ...

Zhao Xintong is aiming to overcome the Crucible Curse at this year’s Snooker World Championship in Sheffield Zhao Xintong has described Sheffield as somewhere which feels like a second home to him.

Crucible qualifier Zhao Xintong dominated Mark Williams in the opening session of the World Snooker Championship final, running up a 7-1 lead. The Chinese, who thrashed Ronnie O'Sullivan in the ...