Chinese pair handed lifetime bans over snooker match-fixing charges
Liang Wenbo and Li Hang have been banned from snooker for life after an investigation into match-fixing charges.
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Lengthy bans expected in snooker match-fixing probe led by WPBSA with 'sanctions imminent' – report
Several players caught up in a match-fixing probe by the World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association (WPBSA) could face lengthy bans with some stretching to years, according to The Times newspaper. Liang Wenbo, Zhao Xintong, Yan Bingtao, Lu Ning, Zhang Jiankang, Li Hang, Chen Zifan, Zhao Jianbo, Bai Langning and Chang Bingyu were suspended at the outset of the year as the sport's authorities probed «allegations of manipulating the outcome of matches for betting purposes».
Hong Kong Masters: Ronnie O'Sullivan could return to defend title at sport's biggest venue with snooker chiefs in talks
The elite Hong Kong Masters could return to the snooker calendar for the 2023/24 campaign after Ronnie O'Sullivan's momentous victory before a world-record crowd in October. The seven-time world champion claimed the £100,000 first prize with a narrow 6-4 win over home favourite Marco Fu as over 9,000 fans watched the action at the vast Hong Kong Coliseum.
'Just Stop Oil' protester cancels world snooker championship after pouring orange dye on table
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Snooker to return to China with three tournaments added to calendar for the 2023/24 season
Snooker is poised to return to mainland China for the first time since the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic, with the announcement of three tournaments for the 2023/4 season. China is a hotbed of snooker, with a host of players making their way into the professional ranks — including global superstar Ding Junhui. But the Asian swing was halted when Covid struck in the spring of 2020.
Ronnie O’Sullivan claims snooker is ‘in the worst place it has ever been’ as World Snooker Tour responds
The World Snooker Tour has responded to Ronnie O’Sullivan’s criticism of the sport after the seven-time world champion said snooker is in “the worst place it has ever been”. O’Sullivan’s comments came at the WST Classic in Leicester, which he withdrew from prior to the second round due to an elbow injury. He has been very open about his feelings regarding snooker, saying that he would not want his son to take up the sport in the past.
Shaun Murphy leads Vera Selby tributes after death of first women's world champion – 'A pioneer of women's snooker'
Shaun Murphy, the 2005 world champion, has led the tributes to Vera Selby after the death of the first women's world snooker champion on Monday, the day of her 93rd birthday. Born in the Yorkshire town of Richmond in 1930, Selby lifted her maiden world title in 1976 with a 4-0 victory against Muriel Hazeldine in Middlesbrough before emulating the feat five years later, courtesy of a 3-0 win against Mandy Fisher on the Isle of Wight. Ad She continued to play, coach, referee and commentate on the sport – including being part of the BBC team during Alex Higgins' famous run to the 1982 Crucible crown in Sheffield – after lifting the women's world billiard championship eight times between 1970-1978.
Stan Moody handed world title shot after Ronnie O'Sullivan heaps praise on snooker wonderkid – 'He will win tournaments'
World junior champion Stan Moody is set to enjoy an early taste of the snooker big time when he begins his first crack at the Crucible next month. 16-year-old Moody secured his professional tour card for next season with a 5-1 victory over Liam Pullen in the World Snooker Federation junior final before losing 5-0 to China's Ma Hai Long a week later in the senior version, but will continue his development by making his debut in the sport's blue-chip event. Ad The Halifax wonderkid has been invited to compete at the English Institute of Sport with 15 other leading amateurs as qualifying begins (3-12 April) for the 47th World Championship (LIVE on Eurosport and discovery+).