Zhao Xintong’s breakthrough win at the World Snooker Championship in Sheffield is set to usher in a bright new era of Chinese stars. Zhao is one of five Chinese players who have finished the season in ...

Zhao was crowned China's first world snooker champion after withstanding a stirring comeback from Mark Williams to complete an 18-12 win at the Crucible.

“For two years I had no tournament but I kept practising and I had laser surgery because although I won the UK Championship and the German Masters I could not see properly,” said Zhao.

Ranking points are based on money won by players. Zhao, a former UK champion and German Masters winner, banked £500,000 for his victory over Mark Williams. Clarifying Zhao’s situation ...

He had only recorded one victory in the whole of 2025 and had pulled out of the Welsh Open and the German Masters at the last minute in the run-up to the championship. Nevertheless, he comfortably ...

He then pulled out of the Welsh Open, German Masters and World Grand Prix to "prioritise his health and wellbeing" but dominated against Carter in the second session of their highly-anticipated clash.

O'Sullivan withdrew from the German Masters and Welsh Open at the last minute earlier this season, in addition to cancelling a match against John Higgins in Finland. He entered the Crucible with ...

Shaun Murphy has admitted that he remains confused by BBC commentator Dennis Taylor’s comments about Zhao Xintong during the World Championship. An extremely awkward moment between the snooker ...

He then dropped out of the Masters, German Masters, Welsh Open and the World Grand Prix, apologising to spectators and citing a mixture of exhaustion and medical reasons. Such is his ...

Zhao won 5-3 in the third round of the German Masters - the Crucible final over 35 frames could hardly be more different. A great thing about these matches is that it brings the most unexpected ...

He shot to prominence in 2021 when he won the UK Championship in York – snooker’s second biggest tournament – before following that by securing the German Masters in 2022. Then his sporting ...

“For two years I had no tournament but I kept practising and I had laser surgery because although I won the UK Championship and the German Masters I could not see properly,” said Zhao.