Zhao made history at Sheffield's Crucible Theatre by taking the seven frames he required to clinch the trophy after building a dominant 11-6 lead on Sunday. The 28-year-old was only China's ...

Zhao Xintong's stunning World Snooker Championship triumph went viral back home on Tuesday with trailblazer Ding Junhui leading the tributes to China's latest sporting superstar. The 28-year-old ...

Zhao Xintong completed China’s arrival as a snooker powerhouse by becoming its first winner of the World Championship in England late on Monday. An 18-12 defeat of Mark Williams in the final at ...

May 7 (Reuters) - Fresh off becoming the first Chinese player to win the World Snooker Championship, Zhao Xintong is eyeing more titles, hoping his continued success will inspire a new wave of ...

Zhao made history at Sheffield's Crucible Theatre by taking the seven frames he required to clinch the trophy after building a dominant 11-6 lead in Sunday's sessions. China's Zhao Xintong (R ...

"My phone hasn't stopped ringing with calls from media and parents," Zhang Dongtao, head coach at the Beijing-based World Snooker Academy -- which has trained most of China's stars, including Zhao ...

While Zhao’s story is startling, Asian snooker has been on the rise for several years. The sport is hugely popular in China, with a national snooker academy in Beijing training the country’s ...

Within minutes of becoming China's trailblazing world snooker champion, Zhao Xintong was draped in his country's flag as he started to take in the enormity of his achievement. Zhao defeated three ...

The 28-year-old was only China's second World Championship finalist, emulating Ding Junhui's run to the 2016 showpiece. But while Ding was beaten by Mark Selby in the final nine years ago ...

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The Welshman has reached the final despite his age and eyesight problems. China's Zhao Xintong in action against Wales' Mark Williams in the final of the World Snooker Championship, at the ...

BEIJING — Zhao Xintong's historic World Snooker Championship title is set to spur the game to even greater heights in China and sparked predictions the country could come to dominate the sport.