Zhao Xintong

| w = | ci = }} Zhao Xintong (; born 3 April 1997) is a Chinese professional snooker player and the reigning World Snooker Champion. He first turned professional in the 201617 season, aged 19. He made his breakthrough in the 202122 season, defeating Luca Brecel 105 in the final of the 2021 UK Championship for his first ranking title, and he entered the top 16 of the snooker world rankings for the first time. He won his second ranking title at the 2022 German Masters with a 90 victory over Yan Bingtao, making him the third player—after Steve Davis and Neil Robertson—to win a two-session ranking final without conceding any .

In January 2023, Zhao was suspended by the World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association (WPBSA) as part of a match-fixing investigation involving ten Chinese players. He was subsequently charged with having knowledge of match-fixing and betting operations on the World Snooker Tour. Following an independent disciplinary tribunal, he was banned from competition for a period of 30 months, but the WPBSA reduced the ban to 20 months on account of his early admissions and guilty plea. After his ban expired on 1 September 2024, Zhao returned to competition as an amateur player and won four consecutive Q Tour events, finishing top of the 202425 Q Tour Europe rankings and regaining his professional status for the start of the 202526 season.}}

As an amateur, Zhao qualified for the main stage of the 2024 UK Championship but lost to Shaun Murphy in the first round. At the 2025 World Championship, he won four qualifying matches to reach the main stage; he then progressed to the final where he defeated Mark Williams 1812 to win his first world title and second Triple Crown title. Zhao was the first player from Asia to win the World Snooker Championship and the first to win a ranking event while competing as an amateur. He became the fourth qualifier to win the world title, after Alex Higgins, Terry Griffiths, and Murphy. His victory at the World Championship meant that he was ranked world number 11 on his return to the tour in June 2025. Provided by Wikipedia