Mark Williams and Zhao Xintong played out a compelling opening day of their World Snooker Championship final at the Crucible as the Chinese star built a healthy lead overnight of 11-6.

Zhao Xintong completed a remarkable victory over Mark Williams in their World Snooker Championship final at the Crucible, as he impressively triumphed 18-12 to become China’s first world ...

He is still banned from playing in his homeland, but snooker sensation Zhao Xintong yesterday made sporting history by becoming the first Asian player to win the world championship. The 28-year ...

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 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 ...