Zhao Xintong Becomes First Asian to Win World Snooker Championship
For all the time I spent around pool tables in my 20’s, I’ve always been completely clueless about the game of snooker. The rules are actually simpler than I thought, but the level of skill required to play at the highest level is of course immense, and each year the players seem to be improving.
Enter controversial snooker professional Zhao Xintong, who became the first Asian man to capture the World Snooker Championship yesterday, May 5th. Zhao was temporarily banned for his knowledge of a match-fixing scandal, but reinstated in September last year. This forced him to battle through the entire field, becoming just the fourth qualifier in the tournament’s history to win the title:
This post will focus mostly on the semi-final match between Zhao Xintong and Ronnie O’Sullivan. It’s the year ’25.
For the past half-century, the final stage of the championships were held at Sheffield’s Crucible Theatre. The first syllable of Crucible comes from Crux, or Cross.
Of course, the Cross is where Jesus was Crucified at around age 33, perhaps even in the year 33 A.D.:
Many historians believe Jesus was crucified on April 3rd, which happens to be the birthday of Zhao Xintong. His birthday in 1997 had Reduced numerology of 33:
In the semi-final, he defeated one of the game’s greatest players of all-time, Ronnie O’Sullivan, in a best-of-33. The second session of their match, which was not needed, was scheduled for a date with 33 numerology:
Ronnie was making his 33rd appearance in the final stage, the most ever:
Ronnie O’Sullivan
33 is of course 11 × 3
The 113th Prime number is 617
Trailblazer Zhao set to take snooker to another level in China = 617 (Ordinal)
In one frame of snooker, a maximum of 36 balls can be scored. The 36th Prime number is 151.
Their finals were played on the date leaving 240 days in the year:
Ronnie O’Sullivan sums to 74 in Reduction.
The city of Sheffield sums to 74 in Simple English Gematria.
Following his loss, Ronnie claimed he will be starting a New life in the Middle East:
Ronnie “The Rocket” O’Sullivan was born on December 5th, or 12/5:
The final was played on the 125th day of the year, which is May 5th, or 5/5, which also had Primary numerology of 55:
The Crucible Theatre is located at 55 Norfolk Street:
Zhao Xintong
The new world champion of Snooker has Primary birth numerology of 123:
World Snooker Championship has matching 123 gematria with Crucifixion of Jesus Christ.
He re-entered the sport on the date leaving 121 days in the year:
121 is 11 squared. After his victory, he’s now ranked 11th in the world.
Jesus’ miraculous catch in the New Testament reeled in 153 fish. Zhao Xintong, known as the Cyclone, was the first Chinaman to win the championship in Sheffield.
153 is the 17th Triangular number
He claimed the title during the Chinese year oft he Wood Snake on Cinco de Mayo, a date with 17 numerology:
107 is the 28th Prime number and he’s 28 years old.
He defeated Mark Williams in the finals of the tournament.
One Forty-Seven (147)
The maximum score for one game of Snooker is 147. This is called a Maximum break. Ronald Antonio O’Sullivan holds the record for most Maximum Breaks in tournament history.
The World Snooker Championship is held in Sheffield. Both Jesus and Crucifixion of Jesus Christ sum to 147.
