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Zhao Xintong becomes China’s 1st world snooker champion

The Independent on MSN · 6h

Zhao Xintong world title can enhance snooker’s Olympic bid, says WBPSA chief

With “The Cyclone’s” victory demonstrating China's growing power in the sport, chair of the World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association (WPBSA) Jason Ferguson insists that snooker’s inclusion in the Olympic programme is now realistic.

Zhao Xintong becomes China’s first world snooker champion after comeback from ban

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 chapter in Zhao’s remarkable rise and fall story.

The Week US on MSN · 13h

Zhao Xintong: China's controversial snooker champion

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

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Zhao Xintong becomes China’s first snooker world champion

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

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Profile | Who is Zhao Xintong? Made in Xian and Shenzhen, China’s world snooker champion

Dubbed the Roger Federer of snooker, Zhao bounced back from a career-threatening scandal to wow the sporting world.

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