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 announced himself as a snooker superstar by becoming the sport's first Asian world champion, but he remains unable to compete in his home country of China

Zhao Xintong won the World Snooker Championship on Monday after beating Mark Williams 18-12. The Chinese star beat his idol Ronnie O’Sullivan with a session to spare to set up a showpiece