Zhao Xintong's previous ranking wins came at the 2025 World Championship, 2022 German Masters and 2021 UK Championship, while Zhang Anda (right) won the International Championship in 2023
Zhao Xintong claimed his first ranking title since being crowned world champion last May by beating Chinese compatriot Zhang Anda 10-6 in the final of the World Grand Prix in Hong Kong.
An appreciative home crowd at the 4,000-capacity Kai Tak Arena was treated to a high-quality contest in just the third all-Chinese final in a ranking event.
Zhao emerged victorious after rekindling the irresistible form that took him to victory at the Crucible, completing the victory with his fifth century of the match to move up to seventh in the world.
Historic all-Chinese semi-finals at World Grand Prix
