SO SAD: After an inquiry into snooker match rigging,He was sentenced to life in prison.

SO SAD: After an inquiry into snooker match rigging,He was sentenced to life in prison.

After an inquiry into match-fixing allegations, Liang Wenbo and Li Hang were banned from snooker for life. Eight additional Chinese players have been suspended for periods ranging from five years and four months for Lu Ning to one year and eight months for Zhao Xintong.

Other players barred include Yan Bingtao, Chen Zifan, Zhang Jiankang, Bai Langning, Zhao Jianbo, and Chang Bingyu.

Luca Brecel holds the trophy after defeating Mark Selby in the final of the World Snooker Championship on day seventeen at the Crucible Theatre.
Luca Brecel holds off a late fightback from Mark Selby to win his maiden world snooker title.
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“This has been a very complex case,” said Jason Ferguson, chairman of the World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. It’s been distressing to witness some young promising players violate WPBSA behavior laws due to pressure from two experienced players. The imposition of two lifelong bans from participating in any form of recognized snooker has recognized this behavior as completely wrong.

“Those who try to corrupt sport are constantly looking for new ways to avoid our monitoring processes, and this outcome should serve as a lesson to those who believe they can avoid detection.” If any player is detected rigging a snooker match, they will face serious consequences.

“I am pleased that the commission concluded that there was no evidence of a broader culture of wrongdoing in snooker” from the current case. The WPBSA will maintain its firm stance against anyone who attempt to control sport, and today’s result sends a clear statement that match fixing will not be accepted in snooker.”

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