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Former Masters champion Yan Bingtao among six players charged with match-fixing

All 10 Chinese players currently suspended from the World Snooker Tour have been deemed to have cases to answer.

The Independent UK

10 Chinese players have case to answer over match-fixing allegations – WPBSA

The allegations include fixing matches, approaching players to cheat, betting on snooker and seeking to obstruct the investigation.

The Independent UK

Former Masters champion Yan Bingtao among TEN Chinese snooker players charged with match fixing

Bingtao is one of 10 snooker players from China suspended pending investigation from the World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association.

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Yan Bingtao and Zhao Xintong among 10 players charged in snooker match-fixing probe

All 10 players currently suspended by the WPBSA have been charged, six of those with match-fixing, including former Masters champion Yan Bingtao

Daily Mirror

Steve Davis blasts "breathtaking stupidity" as snooker match-fixing probe update given

Snooker's match-fixing investigation is close to reaching a conclusion, and Steve Davis didn't mince his words when describing the saga that has rocked the sport

Daily Mirror

Match-fixing investigation is ’embarrassing’ for snooker – Steve Davis

This year’s Masters tournament got under way at Alexandra Palace on Sunday without Zhao Xintong and Yan Bingtao.

The Independent UK

‘An empty feeling’: Masters snooker begins under cloud amid suspensions

Two Chinese players have been removed from the draw but Shaun Murphy believes those remaining ‘can turn the tide’

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China's Zhao Xintong and Zhang Jiankang suspended in snooker fixing probe

London (AFP) - Former UK champion Zhao Xintong and Zhang Jiankang have become the latest Chinese players to be suspended from the World Snooker Tour during an investigation into alleged match-fixing, it was announced Tuesday.

AFP

Two further Chinese players suspended from World Snooker Tour through match-fixing investigation

Zhao beat Luca Brecel to win the 2021 UK Championship title.

The Independent UK

Zhao Xintong and Zhang Jiankang latest players suspended from World Snooker Tour

Zhao beat Luca Brecel to win the 2021 UK Championship title.

The Independent UK

Former UK champion Zhao Xintong TENTH player suspended in snooker match-fixing probe

Snooker has been thrown into further chaos with former UK champion Zhao Xintong and Zhang Jiankang becoming the latest players suspended amid the match-fixing probe

Daily Mirror

Snooker chief gives match-fixing investigation update as he speaks out on lifetime bans

Snooker has been thrown into chaos amid an unprecedented match-fixing investigation and WPBSA chairman Jason Ferguson has now delivered an update on the probe

Daily Mirror

Yan Bingtao replacement confirmed for Masters amid match-fixing investigation

Former Masters champion Yan is one of eight Chinese players under investigation amid an ongoing match-fixing probe and will miss next month's event at Alexandra Palace

Daily Mirror

Snooker match-fixing probe continues as EIGHTH Chinese player is suspended

World No.93 Chen Zifan is the latest player to be suspended by snooker's governing body the WPBSA - with a host of players already sidelined and under big scrutiny

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Match-fixer’s “existence in the snooker world should be terminated” insists Shaun Murphy

Seven players have been suspended from the World Snooker Tour amid a match-fixing allegations, and English star Shaun Murphy believes those involved should be 'terminated' from the game.

Daily Mirror

Shaun Murphy and Jimmy White react as snooker in shock over latest match-fixing suspension

Jimmy White and Shaun Murphy have reacted after Yan Bingtao became the seventh pro snooker player to be suspended during an ongoing match-fixing investigation

Daily Mirror

Snooker in chaos as star Yan Bingtao suspended amid match-fixing investigation

Chinese star Yan Bingtao has become the seventh player to be suspended with snooker thrown into chaos amidst an ongoing match-fixing investigation

AFP

Yan Bingtao joins list of suspended Chinese snooker stars amid fixing probe

London (AFP) - Former Masters champion Yan Bingtao has become the latest Chinese player to be suspended from the World Snooker Tour amid an ongoing investigation into match-fixing, the sport's governing body announced Monday.

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The Independent UK

Yan Bingtao suspended from World Snooker Tour amid match-fixing investigation

The world number 16 has been banned from attending or competing at events with immediate effect

ABC News

Snooker body suspends six Chinese players as match-fixing investigation continues

Snooker's governing body suspends six Chinese players over allegations of "manipulating" professional matches for betting.

Daily Mirror

Five Chinese snooker players banned amid ongoing investigation into match-fixing

The sport has been plunged into chaos with chiefs suspending five players from the World Snooker Tour amid the biggest match-fixing probe in the history of the game

Daily Mirror

Snooker star Sam Craigie faces punishment after replicating Ronnie O'Sullivan incident

Sam Craigie was trailing 3-1 in his first-to-four clash with Ricky Walden at the Scottish Open, when he decided enough was enough at the Meadowbank Sports Centre

Daily Mirror

Snooker star banned from sport after admitting fixing six matches

Thailand snooker player Thanawat Tirapongpaiboon admitted to the WPBSA that he was guilty of fixing the outcome of six matches that he lost between 2013 and 2015

Daily Mirror

Liang Wenbo banned from all snooker competitions amid probe into misconduct allegations

Former English Open winner Wenbo, 35, has already served a ban this year following a conviction for a domestic related assault after an incident in Sheffield City Centre

Daily Mirror

Ronnie O'Sullivan learns punishment for making lewd gestures at two tournaments

Seven-time Crucible king Ronnie O'Sullivan has been hit in the pocket to the tune of £4,000 for making obscene gestures at the World and UK Championships

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