THE Shanghai Masters is rolling on at speed and the second semi-final is unfolding RIGHT NOW. Ali Carter became the first ...

World champion Zhao Xintong and world number two Kyren Wilson will meet in the semi-finals of the Shanghai Masters after eliminating Ding Junhui and Ronnie O'Sullivan respectively.

Wakelin expects Zhao to be a huge positive for snooker as the first Chinese world champion, further growing the profile of ...

Zhao Xintong revealed that he made a “secret” purchase with the £500,000 prize money he won at the World Snooker Championship. He returned to the professional tour for the first time as world champion ...

CHRIS WAKELIN reckons shedding the pounds and quitting smoking will enable him to ruin Zhao Xintong’s world championship homecoming party. Xintong, 28, lifted the £500,000 Crucible title in May – ...

Who is Zhao Xintong? Zhao first burst onto the snooker scene as a gifted teenager and is one of a growing number of Chinese players to enter the professional ranks over the last decade or so ...

Zhao Xintong is returning to snooker after serving his ban for his part in a serious match-fixing scandal, although it will only be on the amateur circuit for now. 10 players were hit with bans in ...

Zhao Xintong made history as the first Chinese player to win the World Snooker Championship as he impressively dominated Mark Williams 18-12 in the final at the Crucible. Zhao booked his place in ...

Wales' Mark Williams and China's Zhao Xintong pose with the trophy prior to the Final on day sixteen of the World Snooker Championship at the Crucible Theatre, Sheffield, England, Sunday, May 4, 2025.

Zhao Xintong of China became Asia’s first world snooker champion after beating Mark Williams 18-12 in the final on Monday, completing a remarkable career turnaround following his involvement in ...

The crowning of Zhao Xintong as Asia's first world snooker champion will have come as a surprise to many unfamiliar with the sport, who will have also been unaware of its vast popularity in China.

Should he beat Trump and then Zhao Xintong in the final, he would also beat Ronnie O’Sullivan’s record set in 2022 as the oldest ever snooker world champion.