After conquering Crucible, a group of mainland and Hong Kong snooker players congratulated Zhao Xintong

"I can't believe I did it!" In the early morning of the 6th, Beijing time, Chinese player Zhao Xintong defeated the famous player 18:12 in the final of the 2025 Snooker World ChampionshipMark WilliamsFengwang, 28-year-old Zhao Xintong made history and became the first snooker world champion from China and even Asia in history. After the conquest of Crucible, a number of Chinese and Hong Kong players congratulated him.

Zhao Xintong became the first snooker world champion from Asia in history

Zhao Xintong, a Chinese player who participated in the World Snooker Championship as an amateur, started from the qualifying round, passed all the way to the finals, andMark WilliamsCompete for the championship. Zhao Xintong led 11-6 heading into the second day of the tournament, with the 28-year-old Chinese winning six of the eight games in the third stage to extend his advantage to 17-8 and just one game away from being crowned. The final will be held at 7pm UK time.Mark WilliamsAfter winning four games in a row and failing to stage a shocking victory, Zhao Xintong scored 87 points to cash in the match point and defeated the opponent 18:12, becoming the first Chinese and Asian player in history to win the world championship.

"I can't believe it, I can't believe what I've been through in this month, I'm so excited." After a 20-month ban, Zhao Xintong, who participated in this year's World Championships as a wild card, won 9 consecutive games from the qualifying round in 29 days, won 111 games, and won the World Championships for the first time. From suspension to reaching the top, Zhao Xintong admitted that he couldn't believe it, "The reason why I feel unbelievable is that I am dreaming, and I am still not sure if it is true." Zhao Xintong then thanked his family, girlfriend and coaches one by one in Mandarin, and firmly believed that Chinese players could win the world championship again in the future.

Zhao Xintong defeated Mark Williams in the final of the World Championships, and the 50-year-old Mark Williams praised Zhao Xintong's performance

50 years oldMark Williams this time isReaching the World Championship final for the fifth time, and is also the oldest finalist in the history of the World Snooker Championships, facing Zhao Xintong, who is 22 years younger than himself, this "golden left hand" has a high evaluation of Zhao, "He (Zhao Xintong) performed too well, starting from the qualifying round, defeated O'Sullivan earlier, he defeated everyone, he is the superstar of snooker." I was very envious of his performances and glad that I was old when he came to dominate. ”

Zhao Xintong became the first person in China, and the world's players from China and Hong Kong sent congratulations one after another, and Hong Kong's "four-eyed Cue queen" Wu Anyi was also one of them. Ding Junhui reached the World Championships finals for the first time in 2016, but failed to impact the championship at that time, and 9 years later, seeing Zhao Xintong successfully reach the top, "Xiao Ding" also sent a message to congratulate, "On this runway, someone finally rushed to the finish line.... What he has won is the common dream of generations of Chinese snookers! And this world championship is the best gift to repay Chinese fans, and he is proud of China's growing snooker power.

Wu Anyi congratulated Zhao Xintong on social networking sites

Another Chinese player, Si Jiahui, also sent congratulations, saying with a smile: "Congratulations to Brother Tong for winning the first World Championship in Asia, learn from you, my idol has changed." ”