Zhao Xintong completed a remarkable victory over Mark Williams in their World Snooker Championship final at the Crucible, as he impressively triumphed 18-12 to become China’s first world champion.

Sky’s the limit for China’s first world champion Zhao Xintong – Mark Williams - Williams conjured comparisons with a young Ronnie O’Sullivan after Zhao withstood a gutsy fightback.

History was made at Spanish Point Boat Club when three-times world snooker champion Mark Williams produced the first 147 on local soil during a series of exhibition matches. The Welshman achieved ...