Former Northern Ireland Open winner Mark King has been suspended while an investigation is carried out into alleged irregular betting patterns concerning his Welsh Open match against Joe Perry in February.
King was beaten 4-0 by Perry, who is not under investigation, and his suspension comes after 10 Chinese snooker players were charged with a variety of different breaches of snooker's betting rules including match-fixing.
"WPBSA Chairman Jason Ferguson has today taken the decision to suspend Mark King from attending or competing on the World Snooker Tour with immediate effect," a statement from the sport's governing body read.
