Snooker has been plunged into further chaos after Yan Bingtao became the seventh player to be suspended amidst an ongoing match-fixing investigation.
Former Masters champion Yan was suspended by snooker bosses just before he was set to compete at the English Open in Brentwood. The world no.16's opponent Ashley Hugill was given a walk-over into the next round after the suspension was confirmed.
Yan is the highest profile star to be suspended after fellow Chinese players Lu Ning, Li Hang, Zhao Jianbo, Bai Langning and Chang Bingyu were all banned from competing or attending events in the biggest match-fixing probe in snooker history.
