Why did Zhao Xintong have a small flame monkey printed on the bow tie when he was crowned king? Who is more important, Rocket or Ding Junhui

28-year-old Chinese player Zhao Xintong recently defeated Wales' "golden left hand" with a total score of 18:12 in the final of the 2025 Snooker World ChampionshipMark Williams, becoming the first in China and the first in Asia to win the World Snooker Championship. In a recent official interview, he responded to a series of questions.

Some fans found that Zhao Xintong had a small flame monkey printed on his bow tie when he won the championship

Zhao Xintong was asked in an official interview with WST (World Snooker Tour) what the meaning of the little flame monkey with Pokemon printed on the bow tie when he won the championship was found by some fans, and he responded: "I want something lively, like the music that makes people feel more energetic." ”

According to the official website of Pokemon in Hong Kong, China, the little flame monkey is "full of vitality and fighting spirit all the time", but when the health point decreases, the power of the move will increase, which is very similar to Zhao Xintong's low ebb of being banned and reaching the top of the world in 8 months.

Zhao Xintong did not celebrate excitedly after winning

It is worth mentioning that Zhao Xintong's 2022 World Championships used Eason Chan's "The Lonely Brave" as a music. In this year's competition, he used "Come and Get Your Love" by the American rock band Redbone, which is the appearance song of the superhero Star-Lord in the movie "Guardians of the Galaxy".

Zhao Xintong also said that he never wanted to become the first world champion from China, but when asked why he did not make an excited celebration at the moment of victory, he was very calm, he explained that it was related to his personality, "I have not done any celebrations in the past games, it may not have reached the point I want to celebrate the most." ”

It's like seeing your younger self! Rocket (left) said in an interview: Zhao Xintong has achieved such an incredible result

The official then asked Zhao Xintong to participate in the "quick question and answer", and chose the latter between Sheffield, the British city where he currently lives for a long time, and Shanghai, most of his answers can be answered in one second, but he hesitates between "Rocket" O'Sullivan and his predecessor Ding Junhui.

As we all know, O'Sullivan loves Zhao Xintong very much, and has provided him with technical and psychological guidance many times, and Zhao Xintong is also very grateful to the rocket after defeating the rocket in the semifinals of the World Championships, "Without him, I would not be where I am today." However, after deep thought and sneering, Zhao Xintong finally chose Ding Junhui, just like he responded to the other party's congratulations on social networking sites, "Thank you Brother Hui for your persistence and breakthrough back then, so that we can stand on a wider runway and continue to run today." ”