Zhao Xintong of China has become Asia's first world snooker champion after beating Mark Williams 18-12 in the final.

Zhao defeated veteran three-time champion Mark Williams in Monday's final at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield.

The 28-year-old was implicated in the sport's biggest match-fixing scandal before coming back from suspension to take the ...

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Zhao Xintong became the first Chinese player to win the World Snooker Championship with a victory over Welshman and ...

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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 ...

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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.