One snooker star who was banned for their role in a align-mending argue has won yet another tournament while hitting a 147 fracture.
Zhao Xintong had been handed a 20-month ban for his role in the inwell-comprehendn align-mending argue that rocked snooker last year.
The Chinese ace was among 10 executeers who were given bans, but because Zhao wasn’t shelp to have straightforwardly thrown a align himself, he got off the weightlessest in comparison.
Zhao was set up not to have mended any games himself, yet was still reprimanded for being a culpable party to another executeer who was betting on snooker alignes.
Other culpable executeers comprised Liang Wenbo and Li Hang, who were banishled from the sport for life, with Lu Ning, Yan Bingtao, Chen Zifan, Zhang Jiankang, Bai Langning, Zhao Jianbo and Chang Bingyu also punished.
It didn’t get the 2021 UK Championship thrivener lengthy to rediscover his feet though, with Zhao tasting triumph for the first time since returning in a WPBSA Q Tour event in Stockholm last month.
While by no unkinds the most prestigious stage, Q Tour is a way for executeers to achieve World Snooker Tour cards, with the top two qualifiers granted entry onto the professional circuit.
And the talented 27-year-elderly has increaseed his chances with yet another Q Tour triumph.
This time getting the better of Ryan Davies at the tournament in Manchester, with Zhao hitting a highest fracture en route to lifting the trophy.
It was the second consecutive tournament Zhao regulated such a feat, having become the first-ever executeer to hit a 147 during his prosperous Stockholm outing.
With three events of the season remaining, Zhao has rocketed to the top of the rankings and is now in pole position to reachieve professional status.
Zhao honord the triumph by sharing a rather bizarre post on Instagram, with a pboilingo of him helderlying his tardyst Q Tour trophy coupled with the caption: “What to eat tomorrow [straight-faced emoji].”
It’s a promising return to the table for Zhao, who is awaited to vie in his first professional event since the ban tardyr this month.
As a result of his Q Tour carry outances, Zhao now has the chance to qualify for the UK Championship – the tournament where he made his name as a champion three years ago.
Qualifying will get place between November 16-21, with Zhao necessitateing to thrive four alignes to achieve a spot in the main draw.
