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Who is Zhao Xintong? Snooker's 'new superstar' makes history as world champion after ban

Zhao brushes aside legends Mark Williams and Ronnie O’Sullivan in dominant Crucible triumph following 20-month suspension

Evening Standard

Jimmy White Fumes as Yan Bingtao Breaks Snooker Etiquette in Crucible Clash

The Fashion Central

World Snooker issues lifetime and lengthy bans following match fixing scandal

No fewer than ten players have received bans for their part in fixing professional Snooker matches.

Irish Mirror

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Snooker rocked by shocking match-fixing scandal as 10 stars banned including two for life

Liang Wenbo, Li Hang, Yan Bingtao, Zhao Xintong, Lu Ning, Zhao Jianbo, Chang Bingyu, Bai Langning, Chen Zifan and Zhang Jiankang have all been handed suspensions following the investigation

Daily Mirror

Chinese snooker star Liang Wenbo banned for life for fixing matches and covering up trail

The most high-profile players involved in the scandal were the 2021 Masters champion Yan Bingtao and the 2021 UK Championship winner Zhao Xintong

The Independent UK

Liang Wenbo and Li Hang banned from snooker for life over match-fixing

Eight other Chinese players have also been hit with suspensions of varying lengths.

The Independent UK

What is snooker’s Chinese betting scandal?

An independent disciplinary hearing is set to begin in the second week of the World Championship

The Independent UK

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Big bans may be handed out – snooker’s largest match-fixing inquiry set to start

The independent disciplinary hearing, chaired by Ian Mill KC, is expected to last around two weeks.

The Independent UK

What is snooker’s Chinese betting scandal?

An independent disciplinary hearing is set to begin in the second week of the World Championship

The Independent UK

World Snooker Championship set to begin under clouds of controversy and unrest

The action begins at the Crucible on Saturday

The Independent UK

World Snooker Championship set to begin under clouds of controversy and unrest

The action begins at the Crucible on Saturday

The Independent UK

Events off the baize mean World Championship starts under a cloud

The action begins at the Crucible on Saturday.

The Independent UK

Calm and cool F-One thrills his way to final

Thailand's Thepchaiya Un-nooh reached the final of the Pathum Thani 6-red World Championship after edging past Iran's Hossein Vafaei with a thrilling 7-6 win on Friday.

Bangkok Post

Snooker match-fixing hearing to clash with World Championship

Ten Chinese players caught up in the scandal will have their hearing start on the second Monday of the 17-day tournament

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Daily Mirror

Snooker match-fixing probe throws World Championship into chaos as 10 players banned

The 2023 Snooker World Championship at The Crucible will be played while the match-fixing hearing goes on in the background, with 10 Chinese players currently suspended

Daily Mirror

Snooker World Championship to clash with match-fixing hearing after delays

A delay to court proceedings will mean the 2023 Snooker World Championship will be played with the fate of 10 Chinese players hanging in the balance after they were charged with match-fixing

Daily Mirror

Young snooker stars 'receive threats to family members' to deliberately lose matches

Ten Chinese snooker players are embroiled in a corruption probe that has rocked the sport and youngsters are now said to have been targeted with threats to fix matches

Al Jazeera

Match-fixing scandal threatens to turn snooker’s boom into bust

Concerns grow over the influence of organised crime in snooker, following charges against 10 Chinese players.

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Daily Mirror

Snooker chief warns stars could face LIFETIME bans if found guilty of match-fixing

Six players, including former Masters champion Yan Bingtao, have been charged with match-fixing with a further four also having a case to answer for other charges

The Independent UK

Chinese players’ match-fixing charges ‘heartbreaking’, snooker boss says

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

The Independent UK

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

Snooker charges 10 Chinese players in match-fixing scandal including Masters champion Yan Bingtao

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

Daily Record

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.

Daily Mirror

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

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