World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association issued a statement on Monday (December 12) that Chinese Snooker player Yan Bingtao was banned for suspected manipulation.
Previously, six Chinese billiards including Liang Wenbo were banned for the same reason, the Chinese Billiards Association decided to suspend the qualifications of the six people in the country.
Comprehensive Agence France -Presse and Xinhua News Agency reported that the World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association said in a statement: "The Chairman of the World Professional Bill and Snooker Association Ferguson has decided to prohibit Yan Bingtao from attending or participating in the world's Snow in the world.The Ke Tour Competition will take effect from now. "
According to the statement, the World Terrace made this decision because some players were suspected of manipulating the results of the game for the purpose of gambling and conducted investigations for this.The statement emphasizes that the suspension will continue to the conclusion that whether there will be subsequent punishments will also depend on the results of the investigation.Yan Bingtao has the right to complain to the ban.
The 22 -year -old Yan Bingtao currently ranks 16th in the world, the most well -known among the Chinese players.He participated in the World Snooker Masters for the first time last year to win the championship.He originally scheduled to participate in the England Open, which started this week, but missed the game by the ban, which made the first circle opponent Harkir win without fighting, and easily advanced.
