Zhao Xintong became the first Chinese player to win the World Snooker Championship with a victory over Welshman and three-times winner Mark Williams at the Crucible Theatre on Monday, the latest ...

China's Xintong Zhao celebrates with the trophy after winning his final match against Wales' Mark Williams in the World Snooker Championship at The Crucible Theatre, Sheffield, Britain on May 5 ...

Now, it seems, it’s China’s turn in the spotlight. Zhao Xintong’s crowning as Asia’s first world snooker champion has put the focus on the growth of the sport in China in a relatively ...

A curious footnote to Zhao Xintong’s triumph at the World Snooker Championship on Monday is that he remains banned from playing in China. He is forbidden to appear at events there, despite being ...

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 ...

Sheffield (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Zhao Xintong is on the verge of becoming the first Chinese player to win the World Snooker Championship after the qualifier stormed into a 17-8 lead against ...

SHEFFIELD, England, May 5 (Reuters) - Zhao Xintong became the first Chinese player to win the World Snooker Championship with a victory over Welshman and three-times winner Mark Williams at the ...

In a sport deep-seated in tradition and history, a new era may have begun in snooker after Zhao Xintong became the first Chinese winner of the snooker World Championship. Zhao defeated veteran ...