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

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Mark Williams and John Higgins have been battling it out for well over three decades, as illustrated by an amazing throwback ...

Former UK champion Zhao Xintong has qualified for the World Snooker Championship and will return to The Crucible for the first time since his ban for breaching betting regulations elapsed. Zhao ...

Ronnie O'Sullivan will take to the snooker table after missing recent tournaments, while world no 1 Judd Trump heads into the tournament as the favourite. The likes of Shaun Murphy, Mark Selby and ...

The Crucible, the venue of the World Snooker Championship, has a capacity of just 980. "The strength is its atmosphere - we call it 'claustrophobic intimacy'. You could lean over and touch a ...

Three more first-round World Championship matches start at the Crucible today and it could be day when favourites dominate. Defending champion Kyren Wilson has already departed Sheffield, while the ...

Time limits and T&Cs apply. Registration required. Mark Allen is arguably the best player of his generation not to have won the World Snooker Championship and his recent form and record at the ...

There's a whole lot of snooker to be played before a potential 35-frame, single-table epic finale – but you can guarantee it's on everyone's mind already. The World Snooker Championship is off ...

The 2025 World Snooker Championship is upon us as 32 of the best players across the globe descend on The Crucible Theatre. Across three weeks, the likes of world no1 Judd Trump, reigning champion ...

It's the date the entire snooker season builds towards, and the world's best are now ready to do battle at the Crucible. Kyren Wilson is the man to beat, and the Warrior has looked typically ...

Image: John Higgins has risen to No 3 in the rankings and is targeting a fifth World Snooker Championship title at the Crucible With the 2025 World Snooker Championship under way in Sheffield ...