Who is Zhao Xintong? The Chinese ‘amateur’ who won the World Snooker Championship after ban - Zhao beat Mark Williams in the ...

Zhao defeated veteran three-time champion Mark Williams in Monday's final at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield.

The 28-year-old was implicated in the sport's biggest match-fixing scandal before coming back from suspension to take the ...

Wales' Mark Williams, left, gestures during his match with China's Zhao Xintong ... prestigious U.K. Championship — one of snooker's majors — in 2021, he looked ready to join the elite ...

Snooker’s biggest ever match-fixing investigation resulted in the suspensions of a steady stream of Chinese players in late ...

Xintong hails from Xi'an in north central China but moved to the UK in 2016. His career was halted when he was one of 10 ...

Zhao was crowned China's first world snooker champion after withstanding a stirring comeback from Mark Williams to complete ...

Zhao, a fearless, attacking left-hander, showed few nerves in a match which World Snooker ... U.K. Championship — one of snooker's majors — in 2021, he looked ready to join the elite of ...

Zhao, a fearless, attacking left-hander, showed few nerves in a match which World Snooker ... U.K. Championship — one of snooker’s majors — in 2021, he looked ready to join the elite of ...