Phil Haigh

‘The fact is that Ding is snooker in China, Ding Junhui is snooker. Overnight he is not Mr Snooker anymore. It might spur him on, who knows, but it’s something that’s going to be difficult for him to handle.' Interesting from Stephen Hendry on Ding Junhui https://t.co/57EFDEQUqn

RT @Quoton: @TalkingSnooker I’m a walking billboard for the pod! https://t.co/TZFSXGrcAO

RT @sless147: I said it then and will say it again I’ve played them all nobody pots balls like this kid the consistency in the long game an…

'I think Xintong has the potential to become the richest earning snooker player in the history of the sport.' The new world champ is expected to do very well for himself. https://t.co/egCw9PwUyi

'We accept that the wording in this particular paragraph could have been clearer, but the principles are unchanged and well established.' WST on the controversy surrounding Zhao Xintong's ranking. https://t.co/dactJNPOka

Today I am Welsh https://t.co/P5lA7x6HJg

Big old crowd waiting for Zhao at stage door. https://t.co/YG96CQHXD4

'He's just strolling. Pots from anywhere. Walks around not a care in the world. Two minutes later he's on 65. Frightening.' Mark Williams compares Zhao Xintong to Ronnie O'Sullivan and rates his chances of matching the Rocket's records. https://t.co/31UpY4Ikv4

MJW: 'I've got nothing but admiration for what he's done. Not played for two years, come through the qualifiers, bashed Ronnie up, bashed me up, bashed everybody up. 'There's a new superstar of the game and he's over there.'

Phil Haigh @philhaigh_

Zhao Xintong is world champion! Beats Mark Williams 18-12. Lovely little exhibition from Williams this evening, but four frames was all it was. Massive moment. China's first world champ. https://t.co/vEtlCOJSuW

Zhao Xintong is world champion! Beats Mark Williams 18-12. Lovely little exhibition from Williams this evening, but four frames was all it was. Massive moment. China's first world champ. https://t.co/vEtlCOJSuW

RT @tatiana_referee: How slowly Mark walked down the stairs taking it all in...🥹🥹🥹 What a reception for both players! ##ilovesnooker

This looks a bit like he's a cult leader who's just delivered the final devastating speech to his followers to do all the murders.

Out Of Context Snooker @OOCSnooker

What a moment for Mark Williams 🥲 https://t.co/KmynJUGy8P

Won a bloody trophy! Not really sure how that happened, but won four games to get hold of the Media World Championship. The Heavy Metal Final with @DianaUNLIKE meant music was the real winner. But in a literal and factual sense, I am the winner. https://t.co/3KlbEMPGBF

RT @markwil147: oh well, tha was tough, i not got wnough cue power to combat tiugh conditions like zhou. his cue oower is superb. prob…

Zhao Xintong one frame from becoming world champion. 17-8 up on Mark Williams who remains nowhere near his best. It's been a frustrating struggle for him throughout. It looks like a very short last session tonight. https://t.co/2RFiuTR6t5

Apart from feeling near death by the end, this was A LOT of fun. So many great cameos as we recorded outside the Crucible. Top guest in @RobJF24 Enjoy! https://t.co/cuTJybQmw6

RT @Nick_Metcalfe: We have recorded what I think will go down as one of the most memorable episodes of @TalkingSnooker. Wonderful chaos f…