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In January 2023, the sport's governing body suspended Zhao as part of a [[List of snooker players investigated for match-fixing|match-fixing investigation]] involving ten Chinese players.<ref name="BBC_2023.01">{{cite news |title=UK Championship winner Zhao latest to be suspended |work=[[BBC Sport]] |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/snooker/64152359 |access-date=3 January 2023}}</ref> He was subsequently charged with being concerned in fixing matches on the World Snooker Tour and betting on snooker. Following an independent disciplinary tribunal, Zhao was banned from professional competition until 1 September 2024.<ref name="WPBSA_2023.06">{{cite web |date=6 June 2023 |title=WPBSA Statement 6 June 2023 |url=https://wpbsa.com/wpbsa-statement-6-june-2023/ |access-date=6 June 2023 |work=[[World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association|WPBSA]]}}</ref>
Since his ban has ended, Zhao has competed on the [[Q Tour]] in a bid to regain professional status.<ref name="comeback_qtour">{{cite news |title=Zhao set for comeback after match-fixing scandal |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/snooker/articles/c5yl1l147xlo |work=[[BBC Sport]] |date=10 September 2024 |access-date=11 September 2024 |archive-date=10 September 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240910110834/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/snooker/articles/c5yl1l147xlo |url-status=live}}</ref> In November 2024, he won [[2024–25 Q Tour#Event 3|Q Tour Event 3]] held in [[Stockholm]], Sweden, and became the first player to record a [[maximum break]] on the Q Tour.<ref name="Max_QTour">{{cite web |title=Zhao wins in Stockholm and makes 147 |url=https://www.wst.tv/news/2024/october/06/Zhao-Wins-In-Stockholm-And-Makes-147/ |work=[[World Snooker Tour]] |date=6 October 2024 |access-date=8 October 2024 |archive-date=7 October 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241007150343/https://www.wst.tv/news/2024/october/06/Zhao-Wins-In-Stockholm-And-Makes-147/ |url-status=live}}</ref>
==Career==
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