Zhao Xintong became the first player caught up in snooker's biggest match-fixing scandal to return to the sport following his 20-month suspension. The new world champion made quite the statement on his comeback, taking snooker’s biggest honour after coming through four rounds of qualifying just to book a spot at the Crucible.

Zhao Xintong became the first Chinese player to win the World Snooker Championship with a victory over Welshman and three-times winner Mark Williams at the Crucible Theatre on Monday, the latest chapter in Zhao’s remarkable rise and fall story.

Zhao Xintong revealed the one thing he could splash out on after earning £500,000 in prize money from his maiden World Snooker Championship win, going against his manager's wishes