The World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association (WPBSA) has banned two professional Chinese snooker players for life and suspended a further eight. In what is being described as one of the biggest scandals in British sport, the case refers to match-fixing amongst other charges. Liang Wenbo and Li Hang have been banned for life with the remaining eight suspended for …
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WST suspends Bingtao for allegedly manipulating match outcomes
The World Snooker Tour has suspended Yan Bingtao with immediate effect as part of an ongoing investigation into match-fixing. The 22-year-old world number 16 champion is the sixth Chinese player to be suspended in the past two weeks, following action taken by World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association (WPBSA) Chairman Jason Ferguson. The governing body said in a statement: “This …
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