China's Zhao Xintong knocked in a maximum 147 break in a 4-1 WPBSA Q Tour win against Shaun Liu. Zhao recently returned to the game following a suspension given last year when he was one of 10 Chinese players banned as part of the sport's biggest match-fixing scandal.

Zhao, winner of the UK Championship in 2021, was suspended in January 2023 then sidelined for more than 18 months. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Zhao Xintong continues his bid to return to snooker’s professional ranks and is doing so in style, making a 147 at Q Tour Event 3 in Sweden on Saturday. The former UK Championship winner returned from his ban from the sport last month at the second Q Tour event of the season.

Yan Bingtao was the other major winner to be banned as part of an investigation into match-fixing in snooker, but he remains suspended until December 11, 2027, while Liang Wenbo and Li Hang were handed lifetime bans. Seven other players received bans ranging from 20 months to five years and four months.

China's Zhao Xintong bounced back from his recent ban following a match-fixing probe to rattle in the first maximum 147 break at a World Professional Billiards & Snooker Association (WPBSA) Q Tour event on Saturday as he seeks to get back into the pro ranks.