Zhao Xintong is a Chinese professional snooker player, born in 1997, who won the 2025 World Snooker Championship and became the first world champion from Asia. He first turned professional in 2016-17, won the 2021 UK Championship for his first ranking and Triple Crown title, and won the 2022 German Masters. In 2023 he was banned for 20 months over match-fixing charges and lost his professional status, but won four Q Tour events as an amateur and came through qualifying to reach the 2025 World Championship, beating Ronnie O Sullivan in the semi-final and Mark Williams 18-12 in the final. He has won six ranking titles and rose to world number one after the 2026 Wuhan Open.
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is a Chinese professional snooker player who is the current world number one
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He won the 2025 World Snooker Championship
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