China’s Snooker player Chen Zifan suspended amid match-fixing investigation

The WPBSA suspended earlier this month six Chinese players: Lu Ning, Li Hang, Zhao Jianbo, Bai Langning, Chang Bingyu and Yan Bingtao - as part of the match-fixing investigation.

REPRESENTATIVE IMAGE: China’s Chen Zifan has been suspended from the World Snooker Tour as part of an investigation. | Photo Credit: Getty Images

China’s Chen Zifan has been suspended from the World Snooker Tour as part of an investigation into alleged match-fixing, the World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association (WPBSA) said on Friday.

The WPBSA suspended earlier this month six Chinese players: Lu Ning, Li Hang, Zhao Jianbo, Bai Langning, Chang Bingyu and Yan Bingtao - as part of the match-fixing investigation.

Their compatriot Liang Wenbo was suspended in October pending the results of a misconduct investigation.

Chen, 27, has the right to appeal the ban. 

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