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Threats, bets and guilty WhatsApps: Inside snooker’s Chinese match-fixing scandal – and how they got caught

SNOOKER: Three years on from the news that rocked the snooker world, Lawrence Ostlere tells the story of the ringleaders behind an unprecedented scandal that saw 10 Chinese players banned from the game

The Independent UK

Who is Zhao Xintong? Snooker's 'new superstar' makes history as world champion after ban

Zhao brushes aside legends Mark Williams and Ronnie O’Sullivan in dominant Crucible triumph following 20-month suspension

Evening Standard

Snooker star insists he didn't have "a sniff" of match-fixing after corrupt 5-0 win

Robert Milkins has opened up after his European masters qualifier win last July was corrupt following an investigation that saw 10 Chinese players banned

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Snooker rocked by shocking match-fixing scandal as 10 stars banned including two for life

Liang Wenbo, Li Hang, Yan Bingtao, Zhao Xintong, Lu Ning, Zhao Jianbo, Chang Bingyu, Bai Langning, Chen Zifan and Zhang Jiankang have all been handed suspensions following the investigation

Daily Mirror

What is snooker’s Chinese betting scandal?

An independent disciplinary hearing is set to begin in the second week of the World Championship

The Independent UK

What is snooker’s Chinese betting scandal?

An independent disciplinary hearing is set to begin in the second week of the World Championship

The Independent UK

Chinese startup invents long-distance kissing machine

The device, which transmits users’ kiss data collected through motion sensors hidden in silicon lips, makes sounds and warms up slightly when kissed

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Snooker match-fixing hearing to clash with World Championship

Ten Chinese players caught up in the scandal will have their hearing start on the second Monday of the 17-day tournament

The Independent UK

Snooker match-fixing probe throws World Championship into chaos as 10 players banned

The 2023 Snooker World Championship at The Crucible will be played while the match-fixing hearing goes on in the background, with 10 Chinese players currently suspended

Daily Mirror

Snooker World Championship to clash with match-fixing hearing after delays

A delay to court proceedings will mean the 2023 Snooker World Championship will be played with the fate of 10 Chinese players hanging in the balance after they were charged with match-fixing

Daily Mirror

Young snooker stars 'receive threats to family members' to deliberately lose matches

Ten Chinese snooker players are embroiled in a corruption probe that has rocked the sport and youngsters are now said to have been targeted with threats to fix matches

Daily Mirror

Chinese players’ match-fixing charges ‘heartbreaking’, snooker boss says

All 10 players currently suspended from the World Snooker Tour have been deemed to have cases to answer

The Independent UK

Former Masters champion Yan Bingtao among six players charged with match-fixing

All 10 Chinese players currently suspended from the World Snooker Tour have been deemed to have cases to answer.

The Independent UK

Yan Bingtao and Zhao Xintong among 10 players charged in snooker match-fixing probe

All 10 players currently suspended by the WPBSA have been charged, six of those with match-fixing, including former Masters champion Yan Bingtao

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Steve Davis blasts "breathtaking stupidity" as snooker match-fixing probe update given

Snooker's match-fixing investigation is close to reaching a conclusion, and Steve Davis didn't mince his words when describing the saga that has rocked the sport

The Guardian - UK

‘An empty feeling’: Masters snooker begins under cloud amid suspensions

Two Chinese players have been removed from the draw but Shaun Murphy believes those remaining ‘can turn the tide’

Daily Mirror

Zhao Xintong's Masters replacement named as snooker match fixing probe continues

World No.9 Zhao Xintong is the highest-ranked player to be implicated in snooker's latest match-fixing probe, leading the sport's organisers to call upon a replacement for the upcoming Masters

The Independent UK

Two further Chinese players suspended from World Snooker Tour through match-fixing investigation

Zhao beat Luca Brecel to win the 2021 UK Championship title.

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The Independent UK

Zhao Xintong and Zhang Jiankang latest players suspended from World Snooker Tour

Zhao beat Luca Brecel to win the 2021 UK Championship title.

Daily Mirror

Former UK champion Zhao Xintong TENTH player suspended in snooker match-fixing probe

Snooker has been thrown into further chaos with former UK champion Zhao Xintong and Zhang Jiankang becoming the latest players suspended amid the match-fixing probe

Irish Mirror

Cork's Aaron Hill regains professional snooker status after qualifying from Q school

The Corkman secured two more years on the pro circuit after a victory in Sheffield today

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