Jimmy White bemoaned a 'bad day for snooker' and Shaun Murphy was left stunned after the sport was thrown into further chaos on Monday.
Yan Bingtao became the seventh, and most high-profile player, to be suspended in the biggest match-fixing probe in snooker history. Former Masters champion Yan was suspended over match-fixing allegations just before he was set to begin his English Open campaign in Brentwood.
But the Chinese star's opponent Ashley Hugill was handed a walk-over after the suspension was confirmed by WPBSA chairman Jason Ferguson. The news came after fellow Chinese players Lu Ning, Li Hang, Zhao Jianbo, Bai Langning and Chang Bingyu were all been barred from attending or competing on the tour.