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Xiao Guodong and Zhao Xintong continue Chinese charge at World Championship

Xiao followed compatriot Lei Peifan into the last 16 after completing a 10-4 victory over qualifier Matt Selt.

The Independent UK

Kyren Wilson crashes out at Crucible as Lei Peifan leads Chinese charge

The defending champion lost a first-round thriller 10-9 and Xiao Guodong’s fine start also exemplified China’s fine start at the Crucible

The Guardian - UK

World Snooker Championship: wide-open tournament may herald new era

A record 10 Chinese players are in the main draw at the Crucible, where picking a winner is tougher than ever

The Guardian - UK

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Barry Hawkins sends Ronnie O’Sullivan out of UK Championship in first round

Ronnie O’Sullivan crashed out of the UK Championship first round despite leading 4-2 against Barry Hawkins, while Shaun Murphy beat Zhao Xintong 6-5

The Guardian - UK

Who is Zhao Xintong? The Chinese ‘amateur’ who won the World Snooker Championship after ban

Zhao beat Mark Williams in the Crucible final after returning from a suspension following a match-fixing scandal

The Independent UK

Shaun Murphy facing tough start against Zhao Xintong at UK Championship

The Sheffield 42-year-old has won one each of the three biggest tournaments over the course of his career.

The Independent UK

Zhao Xintong to make professional snooker return after Chinese match-fixing scandal

Zhao Xintong is set to play his first professional snooker event since returning from his match-fixing ban by competing at this month’s UK Championship.

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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

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

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

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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.

Bangkok Post

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.

The Independent UK

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.

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

Al Jazeera

Ten Chinese snooker players hit with match-fixing charges

Governing body suspends some of sport’s biggest names ahead of formal hearing.

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.

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