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Chinese snooker trailblazer Ding Junhui has led the tributes at home after Zhao Xintong’s historic win at the World Snooker Championship, calling it their nation’s “shared dream”.

World champion Zhao Xintong had already won the respect of fellow Chinese snooker star Ding Junhui's father, before sweeping to victory at the Crucible. Having transformed the sport in China with ...

Zhao Xintong made history by becoming China’s first world champion (Picture: Getty Images) Stephen Hendry reckons Ding Junhui could be far from happy that Zhao Xintong has become China’s first ...

Ding Junhui will be 'slightly envious' of his countryman Zhao Xintong for doing what he's so far been unable to and taking ...

World champion Zhao Xintong had already caught the eye of fellow Chinese star Ding Junhui's father before his triumph at the Crucible. Ding is celebrated for revolutionising snooker in China ...

World champion Zhao Xintong earned the admiration of fellow Chinese snooker superstar Ding Junhui's father before his Crucible domination. Ding will forever be known as the potter who brought the ...

Zhao Xintong's unexpected World Snooker Championship triumph fulfills a dream that eluded his trailblazing compatriot Ding Junhui, who narrowly missed out on the title in 2016. AGENCIES On April 3 ...

Stephen Hendry believes Ding Junhui will be jealous of Zhao Xintong after the 28-year-old became the first Chinese player to win the World Snooker Championship. He secured Crucible glory with an ...

In 2015 a teenage Zhao Xintong told a documentary he wanted to be like Chinese snooker trailblazer Ding Junhui. But now 28, Zhao has surpassed his compatriot's notable achievements by becoming ...