Zhao Xintong (Chinese: 赵心童, approximately chow shin-TUNG; born 3 April 1997) is a Chinese professional snooker player who is the current world number one. He won the 2025 World Snooker Championship, becoming the sport's first world champion from Asia. He has won a total of six ranking titles. Zhao first turned professional in the 2016–17 season, aged 19. He won his first ranking title and first Triple Crown title at the 2021 UK Championship and also won the 2022 German Masters. In January 2023, Zhao was among a group of Chinese players suspended by the WPBSA and charged with match-fixing offences. Following an independent disciplinary tribunal, he was banned from competitive snooker for 20 months, as a result of which he lost his professional status. After his ban expired, Zhao competed on the amateur Q Tour, winning four consecutive events and finishing top of the 2024–25 Q Tour Europe rankings. Still competing as an amateur, he won four qualifying matches to reach the main stage of the 2025 World Championship. He defeated Ronnie O'Sullivan 17–7 in the semi-finals and Mark Williams 18–12 in the final, becoming the fourth qualifier to win the world title and the first player to win a ranking title while competing as an amateur. Zhao rejoined the professional tour for the 2025–26 season. He won the non-ranking 2025 Riyadh Season Snooker Championship and further ranking titles at the 2026 World Grand Prix, the 2026 Players Championship, and the 2026 Tour Championship, making him the first player to win all three Players Series tournaments in the same season. He also became the third player to win over £1 million in a single season. Following the 2026 Wuhan Open, Zhao replaced Judd Trump as world number one, becoming the 13th player to achieve the sport's highest ranking.
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