It has been a long time coming. On May 5th a soft-spoken, left-handed 28-year-old named Zhao Xintong (pictured) raised the famed trophy in the legendary Crucible Theatre in the northern English city ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Zhao defeated Crucible veteran Mark Williams 18 frames to 12 in Sheffield yesterday, becoming the ...

Zhao Xintong's historic World Snooker Championship title is set to spur the game to even greater heights in China and sparked predictions the country could come to dominate the sport. The 28-year-old ...

The World Women’s Snooker Championship is underway in Dongguan, Changping with 74 players battling it out to be crowned world champion. Bai Yulu won the tournament last year and is defending her title ...

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Once considered a saloon or rec-room past-time by many, snooker has long been serious business in the U.K. and much of the rest of the world. Now, it seems, it's China's turn in ...

Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. SHEFFIELD, England (AP) — Chinese snooker star Zhao Xintong has qualified for the world ...

Within minutes of becoming China's trailblazing world snooker champion, Zhao Xintong was draped in his country's flag as he started to take in the enormity of his achievement. Zhao defeated three-time ...

Ronnie O'Sullivan comfortably wins his first-round match at the Xi'an Grand Prix in China, while Judd Trump hits a maximum ...

The "long-overdue" moment of an Asian player winning the World Snooker Championship for the first time "was supposed to be one of unalloyed joy", said Luke Baker in The Independent. But there is an ...