China’s snooker world champion proud and stunned

CGTN Europe

Zhao Xintong spoke to CGTN Europe straight after becoming the first Chinese player to win the men’s World Snooker Championship.  The 28-year-old beat three-time winner Mark Williams at the Crucible Theatre on Monday and revealed his shock and pride at his achievement.  #worldsnooker #wst #china #snooker #zhaoxintong

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00:00A new world snooker champion, Zhao Xin Tong joins an elite list of players to win the

00:10sport's biggest prize. Amazing, I can't believe that. Yeah, I'm still in that moment. Very,

00:16very special. You're the first Chinese champion. How does that sound? Yeah, I think this is a huge

00:24moment for my career. Sheffield loves snooker. Known as the Steel City, it's where Zhao lives in the UK

00:33and he trains at the Victoria Snooker Academy. And after racing into a 17-8 lead, the Chinese star

00:40needed nerves of steel to beat Mark Williams, who staged a comeback in the final session. He's still

00:46the best player in the world, you know, so yeah, I just told myself I need to focus. I can't miss.

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