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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Luke Baker

REVEALED: How the chinese snooker revolution finally arrived - The Real Truth

Zhao Xintong finally became the first Chinese snooker world champion - (Getty Images)

On 3 April 2005, a grinning Ding Junhui lifted the China Open trophy aloft. Just two days after his 18th birthday, a shy, fresh-faced teenager had stunned the snooker world.

At the end of tournament that he’d only been entered into as a wildcard in order to drive local interest in Beijing, Ding had become the second-youngest ranking event winner in snooker history, behind a certain Ronnie O’Sullivan.

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