SHEFFIELD, England — Ten Chinese snooker players were charged Wednesday for their alleged roles in a match-fixing scandal that has plunged the sport into its biggest corruption crisis. An ...

For the past six years, Ronnie O’Sullivan has been telling anyone who wanted to listen about a young Chinese snooker player by the name of Zhao Xintong. “Watch him – amazing – he’s the one, could be ...

On 3 April 2005, a grinning Ding Junhui lifted the China Open trophy aloft. Just two days after his 18th birthday, a shy, fresh-faced teenager had stunned the snooker world. At the end of tournament ...

Chinese snooker has had its ups and downs but looks in rude health again with a string of top players and the re-emergence of the country’s most promising talent. Ding Junhui’s shock win at the 2005 ...

Two Chinese snooker players have been banned for life and eight others have received lengthy suspensions for their part in a match-fixing scandal. Liang Wenbo, the former world No 11, was identified ...

Wu Yize competes during the final match between Wu Yize of China and John Higgins of Scotland at the 2025 World Snooker Tour ...

At the World Snooker College in China's capital, there are no textbooks or exams, just rows upon rows of snooker tables and an ever-growing trophy case. Students at the Beijing snooker school -- the ...

Chinese player Zhao Xintong competes at the 2025 International Championship in Nanjing, East China's Jiangsu Province on November 5, 2025. Photo: Courtesy of organizers ...

Snooker player Mark Allen literally threw in the towel as he was thrashed by Zhao Xintong in the Champion of Champions. The ...