Zhao Xintong
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Title
2021 UK Champion -
Nationality
Chinese -
Turned Pro
2016 -
Highest Tournament Break
144 -
Location
China -
D.O.B
03 April 1997 -
Money List Earnings
£434,500 -
Nickname
The Cyclone
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Frames Played
358 -
Frames Won
207 -
Frames Lost
151 -
Frames Won Percentage
57.82% -
Shots Played
8607 -
Shots Per Frame
24.04 -
Breaks Over 50
156 -
50 Break Rate
2.29 -
Breaks Over 100
31 -
100 Break Rate
11.55
Ranking titles: Two
Career highlights:
2015: Runner-up at the World Amateur Championship, which earns him a place on the tour.
2017: Beats John Higgins on his way to the last 16 of the German Masters.
2018: Reaches the semi-finals of a ranking event for the first time at the China Championship, beating the likes of Mark Williams and Barry Hawkins before losing to Mark Selby.
2019: Reaches the quarter-finals of the Welsh Open. Qualifies for the final stages of the World Championship for the first time, losing 10-7 to Mark Selby on his Crucible debut. Climbs into the world’s top 64.
2020: Makes quarter-finals of the German Masters in Berlin and the World Grand Prix. Climbs into the world’s top 32.
2021: Reaches the quarter-finals of the World Grand Prix, beating John Higgins in the process. Wins his first ranking title in style at the UK Championship, knocking out the likes of John Higgins and Barry Hawkins to reach the final before a 10-5 victory over Luca Brecel. Becomes the fourth player from mainland China to win a ranking title, joining Ding Junhui, Liang Wenbo and Yan Bingtao.
2022: Wins his second ranking title within the space of eight weeks at the German Masters in Berlin. Crushes Yan Bingtao 9-0 in the final – only the third whitewash in a two-session ranking event final in snooker history.