Zhao Xintong was crowned China’s first world snooker champion on a defining night for the sport in Sheffield and his ...

Zhao builds healthy overnight lead in World Snooker Championship final - Mark Williams becomes the oldest finalist in history ...

Zhao Xintong has become China’s first winner of the World Snooker Championship, beating Mark Williams 18-12 in the Crucible final. The 28-year-old was playing in his first final and, remarkably ...

Zhao Xintong completed a remarkable victory over Mark Williams in their World Snooker Championship final at the Crucible, as he impressively triumphed 18-12 to become China’s first world champion.

Mark Williams has compared Zhao Xintong to a young Ronnie O’Sullivan but doubts the new world champion will be reaching the Rocket’s Triple Crown records. Zhao was superb in an 18-12 win over ...

In the 98 years since Joe Davis became snooker’s first world champion, the famous old trophy has left the United Kingdom just five times. To Australia twice, the Republic of Ireland and Canada ...

Mark Williams would not be surprised to see more Chinese world champions in the years to come, seeing Wu Yize as ‘not far away’ from the new Crucible king Zhao Xintong. Zhao beat Williams 18 ...