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 2016–17 season, aged 19. He had a breakthrough season in 2021–22, during which he won his first ranking title at the 2021 UK Championship, defeating Luca Brecel 10–5 in the final, and first entered the top 16 in the snooker world rankings. He won his second ranking title at the 2022 German Masters with a 90 victory over Yan Bingtao in the final; he became only the third player, after Steve Davis and Neil Robertson, to win a two-session ranking final without conceding a single .

In January 2023, the World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association suspended Zhao 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 30 months, which the WPBSA reduced to 20 months, given his early admissions and guilty plea. He returned to competition as an amateur player after his ban expired on 1 September 2024. He won four Q Tour events in a row guaranteeing that he would top the 2024–25 Q Tour Europe rankings and regain his professional status for the start of the 2025–26 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 Snooker Championship, he won four qualifying matches to reach the main stage, where he went on to defeat Mark Williams 1812 in the final to win his first world title and second Triple Crown title. He became the first player from Asia to win the world title; he was also the first player 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. The World Championship win meant he would be entering the snooker world rankings as world number 11 on his return to the tour. Provided by Wikipedia