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.

Zhao booked his place in final with a scintillating display of snooker, sweeping aside Ronnie O’Sullivan in an extraordinary semi-final performance to secure the match with a session to spare.

Zhao Xintong has become the first player from China to win the snooker world championship after beating Mark Williams 18-12. The 28-year-old is also only the third winner of the tournament to have ...

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 ...

Zhao Xintong defeated Mark Williams 18-12 in the World Championship final China's Zhao Xintong becoming world champion could help snooker's bid to enter the Olympic Games, says the sport's chair ...

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 ...

Zhao Xintong, a 28-year-old amateur who has long been tipped for greatness by those inside snooker, has followed up his semi-final demolition of Ronnie O’Sullivan by moving into a commanding 11 ...

This is the seventh meeting between Mark Williams and Zhao Xintong. Williams has a 4-2 lead, although Zhao has won the two most recent matches between the pair. Barring a sensational comeback ...

Despite being the newly-crowned World Snooker Championship winner, Zhao Xintong is still barred from playing in his home country of China due to his involvement in the sport's most significant ...

Zhao Xintong has impressively secured his spot in the final of the 2025 World Snooker Championship, marking a remarkable return to the sport since his time as an amateur. The Chinese player ...