Snooker star Zhao: from ban to cusp of Chinese sporting history
The Peninsula
Hong Kong: In 2015 a teenage Zhao Xintong told a documentary that he wanted to be like trailblazer Ding Junhui. Now 28, Zhao is on the cusp of beco...
Hong Kong: In 2015 a teenage Zhao Xintong told a documentary that he wanted to be like trailblazer Ding Junhui.
Now 28, Zhao is on the cusp of becoming China's first snooker world champion -- and if he does would surpass his compatriot.
Zhao demolished seven-time world champion Ronnie O'Sullivan 17-7 on Friday at Sheffield's Crucible, the unofficial home of snooker, in the semi-finals.
The left-hander faces Judd Trump or Mark Williams in the final on Sunday to Monday, and a chance to write his name in Chinese sporting history.
Zhao's journey from picking up a cue aged eight to a first appearance in the World Snooker Championship final has not been without controversy.
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