ZHAO XINTONG has knocked Jak Jones out of the World Championships.
The disgraced player was making his return to the Crucible having previously been banned from playing.
Xintong, 28, was serving a 20-month ban after being caught up in the
He had accepted that he was a party to another player fixing two snooker contests on separate occasions in March 2022.
And on top of his 20-month ban,
He returned to snooker in the Q Tourlast year.
Xintong showed that he still had his ability with the cue on his return to the .
He even benefited from some luck in the first frame as a shot on the blue fortunately cannoned into the middle pocket.
Jones was the 16th seed in the tournament and had reached the final against last year.
He outclassed Welsh cueman 10-4 in their round one clash to progress to the next round.
Xintong will now face Lei Peifan, who knocked out world champion Wilson, in the last 16.
He has previously been hailed as an exciting talent by snooker legend .
The Rocket said: “The last time I was this excited about a player was when I saw play when I was only about nine years old.
“Zhao is the only one who made me think ‘Wow, he could be something special'.
“He could be the greatest of all time with his talent, his ability.
“I always say he'sRoger Federerwith a snooker cue in his hands. He's like me, he's a quick learner.”
Wilson was 6-2 up in his match with .
He looked haunted at times as he lost 10-9 to brilliant debutant Lei Peifan, who claimed EIGHT of the last 11 frames of an enthralling contest.
