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Zhao Xintong

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Zhao Xintong

Zhao Xintong (Chinese: 赵心童; born 3 April 1997) is a Chinese professional snooker player and the reigning World Snooker Champion. He was the first Asian player to win the World Snooker Championship and the first amateur player to win a ranking event. He was stripped of his professional status in 2023 as the result of a match-fixing investigation, having won two previous ranking event titles as a professional player: the 2021 UK Championship and the 2022 German Masters. He attained his highest professional ranking of world number six in May 2022. Zhao first turned professional in the 2016‍–‍17 season, aged 19, and made his breakthrough in the 2021‍–‍22 season. In December 2021, he won the UK Championship for his first ranking title and first Triple Crown title, breaking into the top 16 of the snooker world rankings for the first time. He won the German Masters in January 2022 with a 9‍–‍0 whitewash over Yan Bingtao, making Zhao the third player—after Steve Davis and Neil Robertson—to win a two-session ranking final without conceding any frames. In January 2023, he was suspended by the WPBSA and charged with involvement in match-fixing and betting operations on the World Snooker Tour. Following an independent disciplinary tribunal, he was banned from all snooker competitions for 20 months. After his competitive ban expired in September 2024, Zhao competed on the amateur tour in an attempt to regain professional status. He won four consecutive Q Tour events and finished top of the 2024‍–‍25 Q Tour Europe rankings, earning a place on the professional tour for the 2025‍–‍26 season. As an amateur, he qualified for the 2024 UK Championship but was eliminated in the first round. After winning four qualifying matches to reach the main stage of the 2025 World Championship, he progressed to the final where he defeated Mark Williams to win the championship, claiming his second Triple Crown title. Zhao's World Championship victory placed him 11th in the world rankings on his return to the professional tour in June 2025.

Infobox

Born
(1997-04-03) 3 April 1997 (age 28)Bao'an, Shenzhen, China
Sport country
China
Nickname
The Cyclone
Professional
2016–2023, 2025–present
Highest ranking
6 (May 2022)
Current ranking
10 (as of 8 December 2025)
Century breaks
187 (as of 7 December 2025)
Ranking
3
World Champion
2025

Tables

· Performance and rankings timeline
Ranking
Ranking
Tournament
Ranking
2017/18
72
2019/20
59
2020/21
29
2021/22
26
2022/23
6
2025/26
11
Ranking tournaments
Ranking tournaments
Tournament
Ranking tournaments
Championship League
Championship League
Tournament
Championship League
2012/13
Non-Ranking Event
2013/14
3R
2014/15
RR
2015/16
3R
2016/17
A
2017/18
A
Saudi Arabia Masters
Saudi Arabia Masters
Tournament
Saudi Arabia Masters
2012/13
Tournament Not Held
2013/14
A
2014/15
6R
Wuhan Open
Wuhan Open
Tournament
Wuhan Open
2012/13
Tournament Not Held
2013/14
A
2014/15
2R
English Open
English Open
Tournament
English Open
2012/13
Tournament Not Held
2013/14
2R
2014/15
2R
2015/16
2R
2016/17
4R
2017/18
2R
2018/19
2R
2019/20
2R
2020/21
A
2021/22
2R
British Open
British Open
Tournament
British Open
2012/13
Tournament Not Held
2013/14
1R
2014/15
2R
2015/16
A
2016/17
2R
Xi'an Grand Prix
Xi'an Grand Prix
Tournament
Xi'an Grand Prix
2012/13
Tournament Not Held
2013/14
A
2014/15
1R
Northern Ireland Open
Northern Ireland Open
Tournament
Northern Ireland Open
2012/13
Tournament Not Held
2013/14
1R
2014/15
2R
2015/16
1R
2016/17
1R
2017/18
4R
2018/19
LQ
2019/20
LQ
2020/21
A
2021/22
1R
International Championship
International Championship
Tournament
International Championship
2012/13
1R
2013/14
3R
2014/15
2R
2015/16
1R
2016/17
1R
2017/18
1R
2018/19
2R
2019/20
1R
2020/21
Not Held
2021/22
A
2022/23
SF
UK Championship
UK Championship
Tournament
UK Championship
2012/13
A
2013/14
A
2014/15
A
2015/16
1R
2016/17
2R
2017/18
2R
2018/19
1R
2019/20
3R
2020/21
2R
2021/22
W
2022/23
1R
2024/25
1R
2025/26
2R
Shoot Out
Shoot Out
Tournament
Shoot Out
2012/13
Non-Ranking Event
2013/14
2R
2014/15
1R
2015/16
3R
2016/17
2R
2017/18
WD
2018/19
1R
2019/20
WD
2020/21
A
Scottish Open
Scottish Open
Tournament
Scottish Open
2012/13
MR
2013/14
Not Held
2014/15
1R
2015/16
1R
2016/17
3R
2017/18
1R
2018/19
2R
2019/20
LQ
2020/21
1R
2021/22
A
German Masters
German Masters
Tournament
German Masters
2012/13
A
2013/14
A
2014/15
A
2015/16
1R
2016/17
2R
2017/18
LQ
2018/19
LQ
2019/20
QF
2020/21
LQ
2021/22
W
2022/23
WD
2024/25
A
World Grand Prix
World Grand Prix
Tournament
World Grand Prix
2012/13
Not Held
2013/14
NR
2014/15
DNQ
2015/16
DNQ
2016/17
DNQ
2017/18
1R
2018/19
2R
2019/20
QF
2020/21
1R
2021/22
DNQ
2022/23
DNQ
Players Championship
Players Championship
Tournament
Players Championship
2012/13
DNQ
2013/14
DNQ
2014/15
DNQ
2015/16
DNQ
2016/17
DNQ
2017/18
DNQ
2018/19
DNQ
2019/20
DNQ
2020/21
DNQ
2021/22
1R
2022/23
DNQ
2024/25
DNQ
Welsh Open
Welsh Open
Tournament
Welsh Open
2012/13
A
2013/14
A
2014/15
A
2015/16
1R
2016/17
1R
2017/18
1R
2018/19
QF
2019/20
4R
2020/21
2R
2021/22
1R
2022/23
WD
2024/25
A
World Open
World Open
Tournament
World Open
2012/13
1R
2013/14
WR
2014/15
Not Held
2015/16
LQ
2016/17
LQ
2017/18
1R
2018/19
1R
2019/20
Not Held
2020/21
A
Tour Championship
Tour Championship
Tournament
Tour Championship
2012/13
Tournament Not Held
2013/14
DNQ
2014/15
DNQ
2015/16
DNQ
2016/17
QF
2017/18
DNQ
2018/19
DNQ
World Championship
World Championship
Tournament
World Championship
2012/13
A
2013/14
A
2014/15
A
2015/16
LQ
2016/17
LQ
2017/18
LQ
2018/19
1R
2019/20
A
2020/21
LQ
2021/22
2R
2022/23
A
2024/25
W
Non-ranking tournaments
Non-ranking tournaments
Tournament
Non-ranking tournaments
Shanghai Masters
Shanghai Masters
Tournament
Shanghai Masters
2012/13
Ranking Event
2013/14
A
2014/15
A
2015/16
Not Held
2016/17
A
2017/18
SF
Champion of Champions
Champion of Champions
Tournament
Champion of Champions
2012/13
NH
2013/14
A
2014/15
A
2015/16
A
2016/17
A
2017/18
A
2018/19
A
2019/20
A
2020/21
A
2021/22
A
2022/23
QF
2024/25
A
2025/26
SF
Riyadh Season Championship
Riyadh Season Championship
Tournament
Riyadh Season Championship
2012/13
Tournament Not Held
2013/14
A
2014/15
W
The Masters
The Masters
Tournament
The Masters
2012/13
A
2013/14
A
2014/15
A
2015/16
A
2016/17
A
2017/18
A
2018/19
A
2019/20
A
2020/21
A
2021/22
1R
2022/23
WD
2024/25
A
Championship League
Championship League
Tournament
Championship League
2012/13
A
2013/14
A
2014/15
A
2015/16
A
2016/17
A
2017/18
A
2018/19
A
2019/20
A
2020/21
WD
2021/22
2R
2022/23
A
2024/25
A
Former ranking tournaments
Former ranking tournaments
Tournament
Former ranking tournaments
Wuxi Classic
Wuxi Classic
Tournament
Wuxi Classic
2012/13
A
2013/14
WR
2014/15
3R
2015/16
Tournament Not Held
Australian Goldfields Open
Australian Goldfields Open
Tournament
Australian Goldfields Open
2012/13
A
2013/14
A
2014/15
A
2015/16
LQ
2016/17
Tournament Not Held
Shanghai Masters
Shanghai Masters
Tournament
Shanghai Masters
2012/13
WR
2013/14
WR
2014/15
2R
2015/16
A
2016/17
LQ
2017/18
LQ
2018/19
Non-Ranking
2019/20
Not Held
2020/21
Non-Ranking
Paul Hunter Classic
Paul Hunter Classic
Tournament
Paul Hunter Classic
2012/13
Minor-Ranking Event
2013/14
2R
2014/15
4R
2015/16
A
2016/17
NR
2017/18
Tournament Not Held
Indian Open
Indian Open
Tournament
Indian Open
2012/13
NH
2013/14
A
2014/15
A
2015/16
NH
2016/17
1R
2017/18
1R
2018/19
2R
2019/20
Tournament Not Held
China Open
China Open
Tournament
China Open
2012/13
1R
2013/14
1R
2014/15
1R
2015/16
LQ
2016/17
LQ
2017/18
LQ
2018/19
LQ
2019/20
Tournament Not Held
Riga Masters
Riga Masters
Tournament
Riga Masters
2012/13
Not Held
2013/14
Minor-Ranking
2014/15
2R
2015/16
LQ
2016/17
3R
2017/18
LQ
2018/19
Tournament Not Held
China Championship
China Championship
Tournament
China Championship
2012/13
Tournament Not Held
2013/14
NR
2014/15
LQ
2015/16
SF
2016/17
3R
2017/18
Tournament Not Held
WST Pro Series
WST Pro Series
Tournament
WST Pro Series
2012/13
Tournament Not Held
2013/14
2R
2014/15
Tournament Not Held
Turkish Masters
Turkish Masters
Tournament
Turkish Masters
2012/13
Tournament Not Held
2013/14
2R
2014/15
Not Held
Gibraltar Open
Gibraltar Open
Tournament
Gibraltar Open
2012/13
Not Held
2013/14
MR
2014/15
3R
2015/16
3R
2016/17
1R
2017/18
3R
2018/19
3R
2019/20
2R
2020/21
Not Held
WST Classic
WST Classic
Tournament
WST Classic
2012/13
Tournament Not Held
2013/14
A
2014/15
Not Held
European Masters
European Masters
Tournament
European Masters
2012/13
Tournament Not Held
2013/14
LQ
2014/15
1R
2015/16
1R
2016/17
2R
2017/18
1R
2018/19
LQ
2019/20
2R
2020/21
Not Held
Former non-ranking tournaments
Former non-ranking tournaments
Tournament
Former non-ranking tournaments
Macau Masters
Macau Masters
Tournament
Macau Masters
2012/13
Tournament Not Held
2013/14
RR
2014/15
Tournament Not Held
Hong Kong Masters
Hong Kong Masters
Tournament
Hong Kong Masters
2012/13
Tournament Not Held
2013/14
A
2014/15
Tournament Not Held
2015/16
WD
2016/17
Not Held
Haining Open
Haining Open
Tournament
Haining Open
2012/13
Not Held
2013/14
Minor-Ranking
2014/15
A
2015/16
A
2016/17
A
2017/18
3R
2018/19
NH
2019/20
A
2020/21
A
2021/22
Not Held
Tournament
2012/13
2013/14
2014/15
2015/16
2016/17
2017/18
2018/19
2019/20
2020/21
2021/22
2022/23
2024/25
2025/26
Ranking
72
59
29
26
6
11
Ranking tournaments
Championship League
Non-Ranking Event
3R
RR
3R
A
A
Saudi Arabia Masters
Tournament Not Held
A
6R
Wuhan Open
Tournament Not Held
A
2R
English Open
Tournament Not Held
2R
2R
2R
4R
2R
2R
2R
A
2R
British Open
Tournament Not Held
1R
2R
A
2R
Xi'an Grand Prix
Tournament Not Held
A
1R
Northern Ireland Open
Tournament Not Held
1R
2R
1R
1R
4R
LQ
LQ
A
1R
International Championship
1R
3R
2R
1R
1R
1R
2R
1R
Not Held
A
SF
UK Championship
A
A
A
1R
2R
2R
1R
3R
2R
W
1R
1R
2R
Shoot Out
Non-Ranking Event
2R
1R
3R
2R
WD
1R
WD
A
Scottish Open
MR
Not Held
1R
1R
3R
1R
2R
LQ
1R
A
German Masters
A
A
A
1R
2R
LQ
LQ
QF
LQ
W
WD
A
World Grand Prix
Not Held
NR
DNQ
DNQ
DNQ
1R
2R
QF
1R
DNQ
DNQ
Players Championship
DNQ
DNQ
DNQ
DNQ
DNQ
DNQ
DNQ
DNQ
DNQ
1R
DNQ
DNQ
Welsh Open
A
A
A
1R
1R
1R
QF
4R
2R
1R
WD
A
World Open
1R
WR
Not Held
LQ
LQ
1R
1R
Not Held
A
Tour Championship
Tournament Not Held
DNQ
DNQ
DNQ
QF
DNQ
DNQ
World Championship
A
A
A
LQ
LQ
LQ
1R
A
LQ
2R
A
W
Non-ranking tournaments
Shanghai Masters
Ranking Event
A
A
Not Held
A
SF
Champion of Champions
NH
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
QF
A
SF
Riyadh Season Championship
Tournament Not Held
A
W
The Masters
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
1R
WD
A
Championship League
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
WD
2R
A
A
Former ranking tournaments
Wuxi Classic
A
WR
3R
Tournament Not Held
Australian Goldfields Open
A
A
A
LQ
Tournament Not Held
Shanghai Masters
WR
WR
2R
A
LQ
LQ
Non-Ranking
Not Held
Non-Ranking
Paul Hunter Classic
Minor-Ranking Event
2R
4R
A
NR
Tournament Not Held
Indian Open
NH
A
A
NH
1R
1R
2R
Tournament Not Held
China Open
1R
1R
1R
LQ
LQ
LQ
LQ
Tournament Not Held
Riga Masters
Not Held
Minor-Ranking
2R
LQ
3R
LQ
Tournament Not Held
China Championship
Tournament Not Held
NR
LQ
SF
3R
Tournament Not Held
WST Pro Series
Tournament Not Held
2R
Tournament Not Held
Turkish Masters
Tournament Not Held
2R
Not Held
Gibraltar Open
Not Held
MR
3R
3R
1R
3R
3R
2R
Not Held
WST Classic
Tournament Not Held
A
Not Held
European Masters
Tournament Not Held
LQ
1R
1R
2R
1R
LQ
2R
Not Held
Former non-ranking tournaments
Macau Masters
Tournament Not Held
RR
Tournament Not Held
Hong Kong Masters
Tournament Not Held
A
Tournament Not Held
WD
Not Held
Haining Open
Not Held
Minor-Ranking
A
A
A
3R
NH
A
A
Not Held
· Performance and rankings timeline
LQ
LQ
Performance Table Legend
LQ
Performance Table Legend
Lost in the qualifying draw
Performance Table Legend
#R
Performance Table Legend
Lost in the early rounds of the tournament(WR = Wildcard round, RR = Round robin)
Performance Table Legend
QF
Performance Table Legend
Lost in the quarter-finals
SF
SF
Performance Table Legend
SF
Performance Table Legend
Lost in the semi-finals
Performance Table Legend
F
Performance Table Legend
Lost in the final
Performance Table Legend
W
Performance Table Legend
Won the tournament
DNQ
DNQ
Performance Table Legend
DNQ
Performance Table Legend
Did not qualify for the tournament
Performance Table Legend
A
Performance Table Legend
Did not participate in the tournament
Performance Table Legend
WD
Performance Table Legend
Withdrew from the tournament
Performance Table Legend
LQ
Lost in the qualifying draw
Lost in the early rounds of the tournament(WR = Wildcard round, RR = Round robin)
QF
Lost in the quarter-finals
SF
Lost in the semi-finals
F
Lost in the final
W
Won the tournament
DNQ
Did not qualify for the tournament
A
Did not participate in the tournament
WD
Withdrew from the tournament
· Performance and rankings timeline
NR / Non-Ranking Event
NR / Non-Ranking Event
NH / Not Held
NR / Non-Ranking Event
NH / Not Held
Means the event is/was no longer a ranking event
R / Ranking Event
R / Ranking Event
NH / Not Held
R / Ranking Event
NH / Not Held
Means the event is/was a ranking event
MR / Minor-Ranking Event
MR / Minor-Ranking Event
NH / Not Held
MR / Minor-Ranking Event
NH / Not Held
Means the event is/was a minor-ranking event
NH / Not Held
Means the event was not held
NR / Non-Ranking Event
Means the event is/was no longer a ranking event
R / Ranking Event
Means the event is/was a ranking event
MR / Minor-Ranking Event
Means the event is/was a minor-ranking event
mw- Legend
World Championship (1–0)
World Championship (1–0)
Legend
World Championship (1–0)
UK Championship (1–0)
UK Championship (1–0)
Legend
UK Championship (1–0)
Other (1–0)
Other (1–0)
Legend
Other (1–0)
Legend
World Championship (1–0)
UK Championship (1–0)
Other (1–0)
Winner
Winner
Outcome
Winner
No.
1.
Year
2021
Championship
UK Championship
Opponent in the final
Luca Brecel
Score
10–5
Winner
Winner
Outcome
Winner
No.
2.
Year
2022
Championship
German Masters
Opponent in the final
Yan Bingtao
Score
9–0
Winner
Winner
Outcome
Winner
No.
3.
Year
2025
Championship
World Snooker Championship
Opponent in the final
Mark Williams
Score
18–12
Outcome
No.
Year
Championship
Opponent in the final
Score
Winner
1.
2021
UK Championship
Luca Brecel
10–5
Winner
2.
2022
German Masters
Yan Bingtao
9–0
Winner
3.
2025
World Snooker Championship
Mark Williams
18–12
· Career finals › Non-ranking finals: 1 (1 title)
Winner
Winner
Outcome
Winner
No.
1.
Year
2025
Championship
Riyadh Season Snooker Championship
Opponent in the final
Neil Robertson
Score
5–2
Outcome
No.
Year
Championship
Opponent in the final
Score
Winner
1.
2025
Riyadh Season Snooker Championship
Neil Robertson
5–2
· Career finals › Pro-am finals: 1 (1 title)
Winner
Winner
Outcome
Winner
No.
1.
Year
2017
Championship
Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games
Opponent in the final
Hossein Vafaei
Score
4–2
Outcome
No.
Year
Championship
Opponent in the final
Score
Winner
1.
2017
Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games
Hossein Vafaei
4–2
· Career finals › Team finals: 2 (1 title)
Runner-up
Runner-up
Outcome
Runner-up
No.
1.
Year
2017
Championship
CVB Snooker Challenge
Team
China
Opponent in the final
Great Britain
Score
9–26
Winner
Winner
Outcome
Winner
No.
1.
Year
2018
Championship
Macau Masters
Team
mw- .mw- Barry Hawkins (ENG) Ryan Day (WAL) Zhou Yuelong (CHN)
Opponent in the final
Mark Williams (WAL) Joe Perry (ENG) Marco Fu (HKG) Zhang Anda (CHN)
Score
5–1
Outcome
No.
Year
Championship
Team
Opponent in the final
Score
Runner-up
1.
2017
CVB Snooker Challenge
China
Great Britain
9–26
Winner
1.
2018
Macau Masters
mw- Barry Hawkins (ENG) Ryan Day (WAL) Zhou Yuelong (CHN)
Mark Williams (WAL) Joe Perry (ENG) Marco Fu (HKG) Zhang Anda (CHN)
5–1
· Career finals › Amateur finals: 6 (4 titles)
Runner-up
Runner-up
Outcome
Runner-up
No.
1.
Year
2013
Championship
IBSF World Snooker Championship
Opponent in the final
Zhou Yuelong (CHN)
Score
4–8
Runner-up
Runner-up
Outcome
Runner-up
No.
2.
Year
2015
Championship
IBSF World Snooker Championship (2)
Opponent in the final
Pankaj Advani (IND)
Score
6–8
Winner
Winner
Outcome
Winner
No.
1.
Year
2024
Championship
Q Tour Event 3
Opponent in the final
Craig Steadman (ENG)
Score
4–3
Winner
Winner
Outcome
Winner
No.
2.
Year
2024
Championship
Q Tour Event 4
Opponent in the final
Ryan Davies (ENG)
Score
4–2
Winner
Winner
Outcome
Winner
No.
3.
Year
2024
Championship
Q Tour Event 5
Opponent in the final
Ryan Thomerson (AUS)
Score
4–2
Winner
Winner
Outcome
Winner
No.
4.
Year
2025
Championship
Q Tour Event 6
Opponent in the final
Ehsan Heydari Nezhad (IRN)
Score
4–1
Outcome
No.
Year
Championship
Opponent in the final
Score
Runner-up
1.
2013
IBSF World Snooker Championship
Zhou Yuelong (CHN)
4–8
Runner-up
2.
2015
IBSF World Snooker Championship (2)
Pankaj Advani (IND)
6–8
Winner
1.
2024
Q Tour Event 3
Craig Steadman (ENG)
4–3
Winner
2.
2024
Q Tour Event 4
Ryan Davies (ENG)
4–2
Winner
3.
2024
Q Tour Event 5
Ryan Thomerson (AUS)
4–2
Winner
4.
2025
Q Tour Event 6
Ehsan Heydari Nezhad (IRN)
4–1

References

  1. Shows the ranking at the beginning of the season
  2. He was an amateur.
  3. New players do not have a ranking.
  4. Players qualified through Q School start the season without ranking points.
  5. He was an amateur after his ban ended on 1 September 2024.
  6. Zhao initially entered the tournament through the qualifying stages played in November and had progressed to play in the
  7. The event was called the Players Tour Championship Grand Final (2012–13 to 2015–16).
  8. The event was called the World Masters of Snooker (2023–24).
  9. Zhao had initially been invited to play in the Masters but was suspended by the WPBSA the week before the tournament sta
  10. The event was called the Riga Open (2014–15 to 2015–16).
  11. World Snooker Tour
    https://web.archive.org/web/20221220030021/https://wst.tv/players/zhao-xintong/
  12. WPBSA
    https://wpbsa.com/zhao-xintong-wins-q-tour-title-in-sweden/
  13. World Snooker Tour
    https://www.wst.tv/news/2024/november/11/zhao-completes-q-tour-double/
  14. WPBSA
    https://wpbsa.com/q-tour-hat-trick-for-zhao-xintong/
  15. WPBSA
    https://wpbsa.com/zhao-xintong-completes-q-tour-quartet/
  16. WPBSA
    https://wpbsa.com/zhao-xintong-secures-world-snooker-tour-return/
  17. TNT Sports UK
    https://web.archive.org/web/20250425055652/https://www.tntsports.co.uk/snooker/zhao-xintong-return-world-snooker-tour-18-month-ban_sto20070056/story.shtml
  19. TNT Sports UK
    https://www.tntsports.co.uk/snooker/halo-world-championship/2024-2025/world-snooker-championship-2025-history-beckons-for-mark-williams-or-zhao-xintong-in-era-defining-crucible-final-as-china-expects-totally-unique_sto23179185/story.shtml
  20. ThePaper.cn
    https://www.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_forward_30774217
  21. JD Health
    https://www.jdh.com/yellowdoctor/1162832484025736?hy_entry=SEO_HypOtherYellowdoctor
  22. Chinese Journal of Reparative and Reconstructive Surgery
    https://www.scholarmate.com/S/1NQrxi
  23. Yangtse Evening Post
    https://web.archive.org/web/20250507161554/https://www.yzwb.net/zncontent/4490909.html
  24. Hongxing Xinwen
    https://web.archive.org/web/20250510182421/https://www.163.com/dy/article/JV2RDG19051492T3.html
  25. Bao'an District Public Hospitals' Common Platform
    https://www.bawjxt.net/sgrmyy/xwdt/yydt/content/post_910192.html
  26. WACQOL.org
    https://www.wacqol.org/conf2016/organizers.php
  27. 91160.com
    https://web.archive.org/web/20250510081241/https://www.91160.com/unit/newsdetail/uid-325/did-36199.html
  28. Southern Metropolis Daily
    https://m.mp.oeeee.com/a/BAAFRD0000202505061084284.html
  29. South China Morning Post
    https://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/3309173/who-zhao-xintong-made-xian-and-shenzhen-chinas-world-snooker-champion
  30. Interesting: My Autobiography
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    http://www.worldsnooker.com/staticFiles/7b/b8/0,,13165~178299,00.pdf
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    https://web.archive.org/web/20130412132025/http://www.worldsnooker.com/page/AsianPTC3Article/0%2C%2C13165~2975111%2C00.html
  34. BBC Sport
    https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/snooker/59543679
  35. "International Championship 2012 results"
    http://3a43ed9bbf8e4c3a0092-e5ae3e47d460213726cd286f2f322a12.r38.cf3.rackcdn.com/206f38b2-4348-4580-b54f-abdfb26de0c9.pdf
  36. inside-snooker.com
    http://www.inside-snooker.com/snooker/2014/10/27/wildcard-menace-zhao-targets-pro-place
  37. Davis 2015, p. 352.
  38. "International Championship 2013 Draw & Results"
    http://3a43ed9bbf8e4c3a0092-e5ae3e47d460213726cd286f2f322a12.r38.cf3.rackcdn.com/f41f582d-68c4-427c-a846-b52bfea81542.pdf
  39. BBC Sport
    https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/snooker/29048967
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    http://www.prosnookerblog.com/2013/12/14/zhou-yuelong-wins-ibsf-world-championship/
  41. "31st ACBS Asian Snooker Championship-2015 - Knock Out Draws (Last 32)"
    https://web.archive.org/web/20150528032306/http://www.acbs.qa/site/download/2015/ASC2015/filetodownload_31st_Asian_Snooker_Championship_Finals.php
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    https://web.archive.org/web/20150529195722/http://www.burtonmail.co.uk/World-Snooker-s-Q-School-ends-new-professionals/story-26576461-detail/story.html
  43. snooker.org
    https://www.snooker.org/res/index.asp?season=-1&player=946
  44. World Snooker Tour
    https://web.archive.org/web/20200220233026/https://wst.tv/bingham-falls-to-delu/
  45. BBC Sport
    https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/snooker/34930775
  46. IBSF
    https://www.ibsf.info/index.php?option=com_k2&view=item&id=469:pankaj-crowned-with-world-snooker-title&Itemid=180
  47. World Snooker Tour
    https://web.archive.org/web/20200220224922/https://wst.tv/chinese-duo-to-turn-professional/
  48. World Snooker Tour
    https://web.archive.org/web/20200220224643/https://wst.tv/osullivan-survives-zhao-test/
  49. World Snooker Tour
    https://web.archive.org/web/20200220224631/https://wst.tv/carter-wins-zhao-battle/
  50. World Snooker Tour
    https://web.archive.org/web/20200220184019/https://wst.tv/zhao-storms-through-in-burton/
  51. World Snooker Tour
    https://web.archive.org/web/20200220192329/https://wst.tv/q-school-event-two-final-day-line-up/
  52. World Snooker Tour
    https://web.archive.org/web/20200220184728/https://wst.tv/brown-earns-tour-return/
  53. snookerhq.com
    https://snookerhq.com/2018/09/29/china-championship-final-mark-selby-john-higgins/
  54. snooker.org
    http://www.snooker.org/res/index.asp?template=22&event=766
  55. BBC Sport
    https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/av/snooker/48018333
  56. TNT Sports UK
    https://www.tntsports.co.uk/snooker/snooker-news-ronnie-o-sullivan-and-stephen-hendry-predict-rapid-rise-for-zhao-xintong_sto7740931/story.shtml
  57. snooker.org
    https://www.snooker.org/res/index.asp?event=1043
  58. BBC Sport
    https://www.bbc.com/sport/snooker/59540759
  59. BBC Sport
    https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/av/snooker/59543775
  60. BBC Sport
    https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/snooker/59942746
  61. RTE.ie
    https://www.rte.ie/sport/snooker/2022/0130/1276780-xintong-whitewashes-bingtao-in-german-masters-final/
  62. TNT Sports UK
    https://www.tntsports.co.uk/snooker/german-masters/2021-2022/zhao-xintong-leads-yan-bingtao-8-0-after-extraordinary-first-session-in-german-masters-final_sto8746841/story.shtml
  63. World Snooker
    https://web.archive.org/web/20220417224547/https://wst.tv/phenomenal-zhao-scores-first-crucible-win/
  64. BBC Sport
    https://www.bbc.com/sport/snooker/64152359
  65. Sport Resolutions
    https://wpbsa.com/wp-content/uploads/230606-WPBSA-v-Snooker-Players-Final-Decision.pdf
  66. Irish Independent
    https://www.independent.ie/sport/other-sports/snooker/who-is-zhao-xintong-the-chinese-amateur-who-won-the-world-snooker-championship-after-ban/a1383702532.html
  67. WPBSA
    https://wpbsa.com/wpbsa-statement-6-june-2023/
  68. SCMP.com
    https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/3225059/snooker-match-fixing-5-players-given-longer-bans-china-face-global-exclusion-too-bosses-confirm-blow
  69. Metro
    https://metro.co.uk/2024/08/16/jason-ferguson-gives-latest-crucible-snookers-olympic-hopes-zhao-xintong-21437717/#
  70. snookerhq.com
    https://web.archive.org/web/20240830185808/https://snookerhq.com/2024/08/30/zhao-xintong-ban-ending-what-happens-next/
  71. BBC Sport
    https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/snooker/articles/c5yl1l147xlo
  72. WPBSA
    https://wpbsa.com/zhao-xintong-hits-historic-q-tour-maximum-in-stockholm/
  73. snookerscores.net
    https://snookerscores.net/scoreboard/match/416fd335-6b02-4f63-ba00-540c8b519a9e/sheet
  74. WPBSA
    https://wpbsa.com/wpbsa-qualifiers-announced-for-uk-championship/
  75. World Snooker Tour
    https://www.wst.tv/news/2024/november/21/resurgent-zhao-books-york-return-/
  76. TNT Sports UK
    https://www.tntsports.co.uk/snooker/uk-championship/2024-2025/zhao-xintong-shaun-murphy-clash-york-dominant-qualifying-win-ricky-walden_sto20056057/story.shtml
  77. snooker.org
    https://www.snooker.org/res/index.asp?event=1837
  78. WPBSA
    https://wpbsa.com/wpbsa-qualifying-criteria-announced-for-2025-world-snooker-championship/
  79. Sky Sports
    https://www.skysports.com/more-sports/snooker/news/12243/13349509/world-snooker-championship-2025-zhao-xintong-qualifies-after-return-from-ban-for-breaching-betting-regulations
  80. snooker.org
    https://www.snooker.org/res/index.asp?event=1942
  81. Sky Sports
    https://www.skysports.com/more-sports/snooker/news/12243/13360162/ronnie-osullivan-seven-time-winner-knocked-out-of-world-snooker-championship-as-zhao-xintong-reaches-final
  82. BBC Sport
    https://www.bbc.com/sport/snooker/articles/c8dgz1zgv10o
  83. BBC Sport
    https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/snooker/live/czrv63evpmdt
  84. The Guardian
    https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/may/05/zhao-xintong-beats-mark-williams-to-become-first-chinese-snooker-world-champion
  85. TNT Sports UK
    https://www.tntsports.co.uk/snooker/halo-world-championship/2024-2025/zhao-xintong-return-to-china-world-championship-celebration_sto23180794/story.shtml
  86. BBC Sport
    https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/snooker/articles/cp8v0e7eq4mo
  87. WPBSA
    https://wpbsa.com/emery-regains-wst-place/
  88. Sky Sports
    https://www.skysports.com/more-sports/snooker/news/12243/13362286/world-snooker-championship-final-zhao-xintong-beats-mark-williams-to-be-crowned-first-chinese-champion
  89. SCMP.com
    https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/3309335/why-new-world-snooker-champion-zhao-xintong-cannot-play-china
  90. BBC Sport
    https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/snooker/articles/czd0lj747q4o
  91. Metro
    https://metro.co.uk/2025/10/20/snooker-world-champion-reveals-illness-left-unable-see-length-table-24474008/
  92. RTÉ Sport
    https://www.rte.ie/sport/snooker/2025/1106/1542583-zhao-xintong-holds-nerve-to-edge-past-mark-selby/
  93. BBC Sport
    https://www.bbc.com/sport/snooker/articles/cgjd060eezdo
  94. Sporting Life
    https://www.sportinglife.com/snooker/news/snooker-results-zhao-xintong-beats-neil-robertson-to-win-the-riyadh-season-snooker-championship/228841
  95. snooker.org
    http://www.snooker.org/rnk/history.asp
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