# @cgtneurope on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DXRedtjkjxM
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/64320604-cgtneurope-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2026-04-18T12:30:12.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** CGTN Europe (@cgtneurope) — https://gondola.cc/cgtneurope

## Caption

Defending champion Zhao Xintong back at the Crucible!⁣
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The Chinese star has begun his World Snooker Championship title defence, aiming to repeat last year’s historic triumph.⁣
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Two of this year's first-round ties are all-Chinese encounters, with Xiao Guodong taking on Zhou Yuelong and Wu Yize playing Lei Peifan.⁣
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Can he do it again under the pressure on Sheffield’s biggest Crucible stage?⁣
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#snooker #zhaoxintong #worldsnookerchampionship

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zhaoxintong, snooker, worldsnookerchampionship

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