Chinese Snooker player Chen Zifan was suspected of manipulating the results of the game. On Friday (December 23), he was banned by the World Professional Billiards and the Snooker Association (Shitai) and the Chinese Billiards Association.He is the eighth Chinese player who has been punished recently.
According to Xinhua News Agency, the World Taiwan Union and the China Billiards Association Beijing time on Friday night issued a statement announced the above news.The 27 -year -old Chen Zifan can appeal to the ban on the suspension.
In the statement, Shitai said that the chairman of the World Terrace Jason Ferguson has decided to suspend Chen Zifan's participation in the World Snooker Tour, and this decision will take effect immediately.The World Federation made a survey with the allegations that violated the association's behavior regulations and made this decision.
The Chinese Billiards Association said in the statement that according to the World Taiwan Union's notification, as well as the China Billiards Association's disciplinary criteria and punishment methods and the management regulations of the Vocational Players Committee of the China Billiards AssociationChen Zifan's qualifications for all domestic billiards.
The Chinese Billiards Association said that the association resolutely opposes behaviors such as manipulating competitions and gambling violations of sports integrity and morality, and will be further punished in accordance with the final investigation results of the World Federation.
Earlier, seven players of Yan Bingtao, Lu Ning, Li Xing, Zhao Jianbo, Bai Langning, Chang Bingyu, and Liang Wenbo were suspected of manipulating the results of the game for gambling.The association is banned.
