Snooker's hope to be included in the 2032 Brisbane Olympics is realistic and will be enhanced by China's growing power in the sport, according to one of the men behind the bid. Zhao Xintong became the first Chinese world champion when he beat Mark Williams in the final on Monday,

All the updates as Zhao Xintong defeats Mark Williams 18-12 to become the first Chinese winner of the World Snooker Championship at the Crucible.

The 28-year-old was implicated in the sport's biggest match-fixing scandal before coming back from suspension to take the world title