Zhao Xintong
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| Born | 3 April 1997 (age 20) Xi’an, Shaanxi |
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 China
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| Professional | 2016– |
| Current ranking | 86 (as of 18 December 2016) |
| Career winnings | £62,537 |
| Highest break | 145 (2015 World Under-21 Championship) |
| Century breaks | 21 |
| Best ranking finish | Last 16 (2013 International Championship and 2017 German Masters) |
Zhao Xintong (born 3 April 1997 in Xi’an) is a Chinese professional snooker player, widely considered one of the most promising upcoming snooker talents.
"This boy was astonishingly good and better than anybody I have ever seen at that age - and that includes Ronnie O'Sullivan!"
Zhao Xintong first drew international attention in June 2012 at the Zhangjiagang Open defeating high ranking players Xiao Guodong and Yu Delu to reach the last 16 of the tournament where he narrowly lost to 4–3 Stephen Lee. Zhao would build on this success by reaching the second round of Asian Tour Events the Yixing Open and Zhengzhou Open.
As a wildcard entrant he defeated former World Champion Ken Doherty in the International Championship to reach the last 32 of a ranking event for the first time, again narrowly losing in a final frame decider to 6–5 Matthew Stevens. Having also earned he way to the last 32 of the World Open and China Open, Zhao started gaining the reputation of the Wildcard Menace.
In 2013, at the International Championship, he beat six-time World Champion Steve Davis 6–1 who later commented: 'This boy was astonishingly good and better than anybody I have ever seen at that age - and that includes Ronnie O'Sullivan!' He went on to reach the third round of the competition before losing 6–2 to Marco Fu, however he would go on to avenge this loss by defeating Fu in the first round of the 2014 Shanghai Masters. Zhao entered the World Amateur Championship in late 2013 reaching the final, however he lost to his fellow countryman Zhou Yuelong 8–4 and thus missed out on a chance to join the world snooker main tour for the 2014/2015 season.
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