I’ll keep the reins on Zhao, says boss

SNOOKER Zhao Xintong is on course to become the richest snooker player in history - but his no-nonsense manager insisted she would not allow any spending splurges to wreck his dream of winning multiple ‘triple crown’ titles.

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The 28-year-old Zhao beat Mark Williams 18-12 on Monday to clinch both the crown and a cheque for £500,000, watched by an estimated 150 million TV viewers in his homeland.

Zhao's prize money potential is set to be dwarfed by lucrative endorsements heading his way, but Victoria Shi, who runs the Sheffield academy where he has trained since first arriving in the UK in 2016, is determined to keep a tight grip on his spending plans.