Jason Ferguson, chairman of the sport’s global governing body, the World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association, has ...

Zhao Xintong became the first Asian player to win the World Snooker Championship earlier this month - but he is still banned ...

World snooker champion Zhao Xintong has spoken about his ambition to win a home tournament in China, but he is still banned ...

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At the World Snooker Academy in Beijing, a replica of the Masters trophy, another of snooker’s most coveted prizes, sits on display as inspiration. “Our entire focus is on youth training to ...

An only child, young Zhao initially enjoyed playing table tennis and soccer. That changed when his father gave him a ...

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

Zhao joined Terry Griffiths and Shaun Murphy as the only qualifiers to capture snooker's most prestigious trophy. He banked a cheque for £500,000 ($664,000.00) with Monday's victory, while Williams ...

Yan Bingtao, who won the Masters in 2021, previously practised there but, with Zhao, was among 10 Chinese players suspended in 2023 as part of snooker’s biggest-ever match fixing investigation.

Its main tournaments (also the Masters and the UK Championship ... An iconic figure in snooker and in British sport, the Scot lifted the trophy on seven occasions (the joint highest with O ...