Zhao Xintong finished the 2024/25 season in 11th place in the Johnstone's Paint World Rankings following his historic victory in the Halo World Championship.
Zhao became the first player from Asia to lift snooker's most famous trophy, beating Mark Williams 18-12 in the final at the Crucible. Previously unranked as he was competing as an amateur, Zhao flies up to 11th on the official list having received the £500,000 top prize. And with no points to defend next season, the 28-year-old has the chance to climb even higher.
Williams earned £200,000 and climbs from sixth to third. Judd Trump reached the semi-finals and he finishes the season as world number one, with a huge lead of £679,900 over Kyren Wilson. Trump's total tally of prize money for the season, £1,680,600, is a new record. Chris Wakelin was a quarter-finalist as the Crucible and he ends the season ranked 16th.
The top 16 is:
1 Judd Trump
2 Kyren Wilson
3 Mark Williams
4 John Higgins
5 Ronnie O'Sullivan
6 Ding Junhui
7 Mark Selby
8 Neil Robertson
9 Barry Hawkins
10 Mark Allen
11 Zhao Xintong
12 Zhang Anda
13 Xiao Guodong
14 Shaun Murphy
15 Si Jiahui
16 Chris Wakelin
On the Johnstone's Paint One-Year List, Zhao finishes fourth, behind Trump, Wilson and John Higgins, with Williams in fifth.
Trump ended the season with 107 centuries, a new record, and he earned a £100,000 bonus as the first player to make 100 tons in the campaign. He beat the previous record of 103, set by Neil Robertson in 2013/14.