On Monday, he lifted the World Cup trophy as proof that he is the world’s best snooker player, just after returning from an exclusion. The Chinese player is called the “cyclone” and is the first player from Asia to win the World Cup in Snooker. “I can’t believe it,” said the fresh world champion after lifting the trophy. In addition to the World Cup trophy, he takes almost NOK 7 million in prize money to China. On Thursday he landed at the airport in China, and received a huge reception. – There were 150 million who saw the final in China. He is a superstar, says the snooker commentator Edwin Ingebrigtsen to news. WELCOME: Zhao Xintong got blooms at the airport. Photo: – / AFP / NTB But here he is not allowed to practice sports. The match fixing scandal Xintong was involved in a historical scandal in snooker two years ago. Several Chinese players still up with long exclusions, two of them for life. A number of Chinese players were convicted after fixing matches, coming up with threats and bribes. Zhao Xintong first received a 30 -month suspension. After admitting to fixing two matches and that he bets on his own fighting, the penalty was reduced to 20 months. – He was very promising, so got the penalty in the middle of the meat. Thus, he had to qualify for the World Cup. Winning the World Cup after qualifying is only two who have managed before him, says Ingebrigtsen. What is snooker? Consider as one of the most demanding technical sports as the best. Berre football has more TV songs before the sports segment in the UK than snooker. One of three pool branches played on larger tables than in regular billiards (pool). The table in snooker is 355 x 177.5 centimeters. Hola and Ballane, on the other hand, are smaller than in Pool. The World Cup is organized for a quarter of a year, and since 1977 it has always been arranged in Crucible Theater in Sheffield. The game is very popular in English-speaking countries: the UK, Ireland, Canada, Australia, South Africa and Hong Kong, but have also made great progress in India, Pakistan, China, Thailand and Norway in recent years. He was ready for September 1 last year, but in his homeland China they kept up the penalty. There he is first allowed to play snooker on July 1st. – The Chinese billiards and snookers association confirm that the sanctions only debt in China, and that Zhao Xintong can play outside China when the international suspension is over, the Chinese billiards and snooker association reported in a press release in September. The scandal in 2023 struck like a bomb in the sport. – Naive Zhao Xintong took the world champion title after saying Mark Williams. In the semi-finals he knocked out Legenda Ronnie O’Sullivan, the biggest snooker profile of all time. He has naturally brought the scandal. – Some of those involved were quite unfortunate. I do not know all the facts in the case, but after I have heard, some of them were a little naive, says O’Sullivan according to The Mirror. On July 1, he can again swing the pool queue on home. In China, a new generation is playing the job of becoming the second world champion in China’s history. World champion: Zhao Xintong with the trophy as proof that he is world champion. Photo: Mike Egerton / AP / NTB Published 09.05.2025, at. 22.38
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