Asia's first snooker world champion Zhao Xintong arrived in Shenzhen, he is the son of Shenzhen

According to the "Shenzhen Special Zone Daily", at around 5 p.m. Beijing time on May 8, Zhao Xintong, Asia's first snooker world champion, arrived at Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport on a flight from London.

Zhao Xintong won the World Snooker Championship and returned to Shenzhen. (Shenzhen Satellite TV)

According to previous reports, in the final of the World Snooker Championship (World Snooker Championship) held on May 5, British time, 28-year-old Chinese player Zhao Xintong defeated the Welsh "golden left hand" and 3-time champion with a total score of 18-12Mark Williams, becoming the first in China and the first in Asia to win the World Snooker Championship, creating history.

According to the report, after returning to Shenzhen, Zhao Xintong will go home directly to reunite with his parents. On May 6, Zhao Xintong's mother, Wen Anxiao, said in an interview that Zhao Xintong had been training in the UK and only had the opportunity to meet his family twice a year. Talking about his son's return to China this time, Wen An smiled and said that he would cook a few home-cooked dishes that he loved to eat to welcome him.

Zhao Xintong took a flight from London to Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport

Zhao Xintong was born in Shenzhen in 1997 and grew up in Songgang Oriental Community, and his parents were both medical workers in Shenzhen. Zhao Xintong became acquainted with snooker in Shenzhen. When he was 8 years old, Zhao Xintong followed his father to play in a snooker club, and for the first time he really picked up a club and played.

Zhao Xintong is China's first snooker world champion

Zhao Xintong's mother, Wen Anxiao, said in an interview with reporters that he is the son of Shenzhen. She said: "Shenzhen attaches great importance to sports, and Songgang Street holds large-scale sports events every year, creating a strong atmosphere of physical education, which has played a key role in Zhao Xintong's growth. ”