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 ...

After brilliantly winning the UK Championship back in 2021 to properly announce his arrival, the left-hander has spent the past two years banned from snooker for his role in the match-fixing ...

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 ...