Leading lights of snooker have lined up to hail the impact of Zhao Xintong’s World Championship triumph, with the governing body’s chief suggesting it would fuel a boom for the sport.

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.

Kyren Wilson claimed victory at the World Snooker Championship in 2024, edging out Jack Jones in the final with an 18-14 victory. And as he celebrated at The Crucible, he already knew exactly what ...

New world champion Zhao Xingtong has the potential to become the "richest player in snooker history"; Zhao is the first Chinese winner at The Crucible and could help snooker's bid for Olympic ...

Stephen Hendry believes Ding Junhui may be "fuming" after Zhao Xintong became the first Chinese world champion in snooker. Zhao, 28, shocked the world after defeating seasoned pro Mark Williams in ...

THE World Snooker Championship may be over, but fear not, the World Seniors is here to fill the void! 16 players, including multiple legends of the sport, will compete for the iconic crown at the ...

ZHAO XINTONG has beaten Mark Williams 18-12 to win the World Snooker Championship ... "So the message to the players from the rest of the world is 'you'd better watch out' because China is ...

Zhao Xintong completed China’s arrival as a snooker powerhouse by becoming its first winner of the World Championship in England late on Monday. An 18-12 defeat of Mark Williams in the final at ...

The grand finale of this year's World Snooker Championship is set to kick off this afternoon, with a hefty prize fund on the line. The victor will not only claim the sport's most coveted trophy ...

After a week of end-to-end action, the all-important day is finally upon us, with the 2025 World Snooker Championship winner to be decided over the next 48 hours between Mark Williams and Zhao ...

World snooker chief Jason Ferguson says Chinese trailblazer Zhao Xintong's world championship triumph in Sheffield will take the sport to "another level". Zhao defeated three-time winner Mark ...

China’s influence on world snooker has never been greater after Zhao Xintong became the first Asian player to win the World Championship. The 28-year-old produced a superb display in the final ...