Chinese snooker fans expect more success after Zhao wins world championship

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"I was of, course, very proud. A Chinese person winning the world championship in this sport -- as an amateur enthusiast, it was such a wonderful feeling," says Zhu Guangqi as he plays snooker in a billiard club in Beijing. Zhao Xintong's stunning World Snooker Championship triumph went viral back home. The 28-year-old Zhao became the first Asian to win the prestigious title with an 18-12 victory over Mark Williams in the final at the Crucible in Sheffield on Monday.

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00:30First of all, it's very happy.

00:31Second, it's very happy that China can be able to win this competition.

00:37We, as a Chinese player, are very beautiful.

00:42I don't know how to express it.

00:44It's very beautiful.

01:00I'm very happy.

01:03Now, in the world of 32, there are 10 Chinese players.

01:08I think in the next three or five years,

01:10we have to have more than a half or even more Chinese players.

01:14I think in China, in the world of 32, it will become stronger.

01:32I think in China, in the next level of the world,

01:38it will become stronger.

01:40Especially since this time, after the tournament,

01:45it will bring more of our young people to the world.

01:52It will give us more of the excitement and help to achieve the world's greatest competition.

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