World snooker champion from Shenzhen makes new history

Zhao Xintong, the reigning world snooker champion from Shenzhen, poses with his trophy during the awards ceremony after beating world No. 1 Judd Trump at the final of the Tour Championship in Manchester, the U.K., on Sunday. Xinhua

Zhao Xintong, the reigning world snooker champion from Shenzhen, clinched his first Tour Championship title with a commanding 10-3 victory over world No. 1 Judd Trump in Manchester, the U.K., on Sunday. 

Zhao became the first player ever to sweep all three events of the Players Series in a single season, having previously won the World Grand Prix in Hong Kong and the Players Championship in Telford, both in February. The victory lifted him to a career-high world ranking of No. 4. It was his fourth title of the 2025/26 season and his seventh professional final without a defeat. Born in Shenzhen in 1997, Zhao turned professional in 2016 and etched his name in the record books in 2025 as Asia's first-ever world snooker champion.

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