Zhao Xintong became the first Asian world champion in the history of snooker on Monday night, and he is set to become an overnight superstar in his homeland of China

Zhao is prohibited from taking part in events in mainland China even after becoming his country’s first world champion.

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.