Zhao Xintong became the first Chinese player to win the World Snooker Championship with a victory over Welshman and three-times winner Mark Williams at the Crucible Theatre on Monday, the latest chapter in Zhao’s remarkable rise and fall story.

Zhao Xintong is seven frames away from claiming glory at the World Snooker Championship after a great start against Mark Williams. The Chinese star beat his idol Ronnie O’Sullivan with a

Zhao Xintong, the Chinese qualifier, is just one frame from winning the World Snooker Championship after an apparently nerveless performance on the final day of the tournament.