BREAKING: All 10 players charged in snooker’s match-fixing scandal have been hit with significant suspensions.
The independent WPBSA Disciplinary Commission’s decision on punishments, announced on 6 June, are as follows:.has been given a lifetime from snooker and is to pay £43,000 in costs.has been given an 8 year suspension, reduced following early admissions and his plea of guilty, to 5 years and 4 months until 6 April 2028. He is to pay £7,500 in costs.has been given a 7 year and 6 months suspension, reduced following early admissions and plea of guilty, to 5 years until 11 December 2027.
‘I am pleased that the Commission found that they did not see from the present case “any evidence of a wider culture of wrongdoing in snooker”. The WPBSA will continue its strong stance against those who try to manipulate sport and today’s outcome sends out a clear message that match fixing will not be tolerated in snooker.
• That he failed to cooperate with the WPBSA enquiry by failing to attend interviews and provide material requested by the WPBSA enquiry.• That he fixed or was a party to fix five snooker matches between 24th July and 29th September 2022 • That he on or after 1st September 2022 when aware of the WPBSA enquiry covered up or attempted to cover up his involvement in match fixing by deleting messages on his mobile phone and by requesting that other players deleted messages on their phones.was found not to have been involved in inducing others to fix matches. He accepted the following:• That he on 23rd July 2022 he fixed one snooker match that he played in.
• That he between 3rd March 2022 and 29th September 2022 fixed three snooker matches that he played in.
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