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

Zhao is facing a final against Mark Williams at the Crucible after returning from a suspension following a match-fixing ...

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

Although there are 300,000 snooker clubs in China, Zhao now bases himself at Victoria’s Snooker Academy in Sheffield, which ...

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

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

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 ...

The prominent issue wrapped snooker, when ten Chinese players were accused of various levels of match-fixing ... figures involved in the scandal were 2021 Masters winner Yan Bingtao, who is ...

Ringleaders Liang Wenbo and Li Hang were banned from snooker for life after being found guilty of serial match-fixing. While 2021 Masters champion Yan Bingtao will be off the tour until ...

Zhao is playing as an amateur in Sheffield and, before the start of the season, hadn’t competed in a professional tournament ...

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 ...

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 ...