Ronnie O’Sullivan has hailed ‘phenomenal player’ Zhao Xintong ahead of their World Snooker Championship semi-final and suggested his ban from snooker was ‘a bit unfair’. The pair meet ...

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 ...

Ronnie O'Sullivan was eyeing a record eighth world title but crashed out at the hands of the brilliant Zhao Xintong - who reached the final qualifying as an amateur after his ban. The Chinese ...

Rewind to last year, Chinese snooker star Zhao Xintong was banned from snooker. He was unable to take to the table and as a result missed out on the 2024 edition of the World Championship.

“It’s a very special moment for me, for Chinese snooker, for everyone.” Zhao received a 20-month ban in January 2023 after a match-fixing scandal that rocked the sport, the repercussions of ...

Zhao accepted the ruling and served the briefest ban among 10 Chinese players caught up in the scandal. His return in September 2024 was nothing short of explosive - he swept through the Q Tour ...

Zhao is the first amateur to ever win the world title here, having been dumped from the professional tour because of his ban. He is also just the third qualifier to triumph at the Crucible ...

In 2015 a teenage Zhao Xintong told a documentary he wanted ... as an amateur as he continued his comeback from a 20-month ban for his involvement in a major betting scandal.

Ronnie O’Sullivan has hailed ‘phenomenal player’ Zhao Xintong ahead of their World Snooker Championship semi-final and suggested his ban from snooker was ‘a bit unfair’. The pair meet ...

Zhao Xintong of China became Asia’s first world ... months after returning to competitive action following a 20-month ban.