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Zhao's historic snooker title sparks talk of China world domination
- At 28 years old, left-handed Chinese player Zhao Xintong secured the 2025 World Snooker Championship title by defeating former champion Mark Williams 18-12 in the final held at the Crucible Theatre on the competition’s concluding day.
- Zhao's victory follows a rapid rise inspired by Ding Junhui, who sparked snooker's growth in China despite Zhao's 2023 suspension for minor involvement in a betting scandal.
- China now has ten players among the world’s top 32, over 300,000 billiards clubs, and a $5 billion market, supported by training academies like the Beijing-based World Snooker Academy.
- The lead coach at the World Snooker Academy emphasized their commitment to training young players to develop healthy habits and strong snooker skills, highlighting a significant change in China's perception of the sport over the past twenty years.
- Zhao’s historic title is expected to accelerate snooker’s popularity in China and may aid efforts to elevate the sport globally, including future Olympic inclusion campaigns.
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Zhao's historic snooker win spells Chinese domination
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 left-hander beat Mark Williams at Sheffield's Crucible Theatre on Monday to become the first Asian to clinch snooker's biggest prize. Zhao celebrated by draping the Chinese flag over his shoulders and back home he has been hailed as a national hero,…
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The 2025 World Snooker Championship recently wrapped up, with China’s Zhao Xintong beating former champion Mark Williams in the final to become his country’s first world champion. However, earlier in the nail-biting tournament it was another player who made world news—Northern Ireland’s Mark Allen. Allen compiled a rare perfect break of 147 points, making him only the 11th player to do so during a World Championship match, and earning him a roug…
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