Zhao Xintong made history at the Men’s World Snooker Championship this week when he became the first player from any Asian country to win the title. The win also marks Zhao’s return to the sport after serving a 20-month ban for being part of a match-fixing scandal that rocked the snooker world in 2023. Now, he hopes his comeback will spark a wave of snooker champions from China in the years to come. The World’s Bianca Hillier reports.
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