Carter faces Chinese amateur Qiu Lei in the opening round in Shanghai, with a meeting with Mark Williams the prize for ...

After years of waiting and hoping, it has finally happened. Zhao Xintong’s sublime victory over Mark Williams at the Crucible means China has its first world snooker champion. The 28-year-old ...

China is edging closer to having its first world snooker champion after Zhao Xintong established an 11-6 lead over Mark Williams at the halfway point of the final at the Crucible Theatre ...

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 ...

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 ...

Zhao defeated three-time winner Mark Williams 18-12 on Monday to become the first Asian champion at the Crucible, draping himself in the Chinese flag as he celebrated.

Zhao Xintong became the first Chinese player to win the World Snooker Championship as the qualifier completed his stunning march to the title with a 18-12 victory against Mark Williams in the ...

China's Zhao Xintong "cut a swathe through qualifying and the main stage" in Sheffield to set up a final against Mark Williams, the Welshman "gunning for his fourth Crucible title". But Williams ...

China's Zhao Xintong celebrates victory in the final match against Wales' Mark Williams following day seventeen of the World Snooker Championship at the Crucible Theatre, Sheffield, England ...

The 28-year-old Chinese star pocketed £500,000 as he put on a cueing masterclass to brush aside Welsh veteran Mark Williams at the Crucible, in Sheffield, in a 18-12 thrashing.