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Thats the news done, bye for now.

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@madnutter0102 Exactly right

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1Liang Wenbo has been given a lifetime from snooker and is to pay £43,000 in costs.
2Li Hang has been given a lifetime from snooker and is to pay £43,000 in costs.

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"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."

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WPBSA chairman Jason Ferguson said: "This has been a very complex case. It has been heart-breaking to see some young talented players fall foul of the WPBSA Conduct Regulations through pressure exerted by two senior players.

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"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.

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10Zhang Jiankang has been given a 4 year and 5 months suspension, reduced following early admissions and his plea of guilty, to 2 years and 11 months until 1 December 2025. He is to pay £7,500 in costs.

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9Chen Zifan has been given a 7 year and 6 months suspension, reduced following early admissions and his plea of guilty, to 5 years until 20 December 2027. He is to pay £7,500 in costs.

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Full bans from @WPBSAofficial as follows

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Hello everyone

Some breaking news

Chinese players Liang Wenbo and Li Hang have received lifetime bans for match-fixing in snooker's biggest corruption scandal.

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What a match!

Thank you so much for following this with me & my thanks to @SnookerLoopy_ for covering a few sessions.

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Your awesome goodnight & good luck with your business

I’ll be here next season.

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LUCA BRECEL IS THE 2023 WORLD CHAMPION

Century to top it off 112

18-15

He had never won a match here until this year, remarkable comebacks against Ronnie O’Sullivan & Si

And overcoming a Selby fightback but the Belgian bullet has done it!

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Luca has his chance for frame, match & world title!