Zhao Xintong will make his professional return later this month after serving a 20-month banPAFormer world No2 Alan McManus is happy to see Zhao backGetty
Prior to his ban, which ended in September, he won two ranking titles – the UK Championship and German Masters – and reached world No6 in 2022.
Due to his suspension, he slipped off snooker‘s professional circuit but recently returned to amateur competition.
Zhao has won two of the three Q Tour events he has entered – and made the first two maximum breaks ever seen at that level.
The victories have earned him a place in UK Championship qualifying which gets underway on November 16.
This will be his first step back into professional competition.
And former world No6 Alan McManus believes Zhao can return to the very top, insisting multiple world titles are not out of reach.
Speaking on his Snooker Breakfast podcast, McManus said: “One of the reasons I want him to come back and reignite his career to what it should have been…
“Let’s forget who’s won the World Championship before today and think about who would be the most likely multiple winner of the World Championship from this day forward.
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