Inside Asian Gaming

IAG JUL 2023年7月 亞博匯 20 CHINESE SNOOKER STARS BANNED FOR LIFE FOR MATCH-FIXING 紀律委員會裁定中國斯 諾克明星操縱比賽， 兩名球員將被終身禁賽 TWO CHINESE SNOOKER PLAYERS have been given lifetime bans, with eight more handed suspensions of between two-and-a-half and eight years, after being found guilty of match fixing offences by the independent WPBSA Disciplinary Commission. All 10 had been provisionally suspended in January pending the investigation. The two players banned for life are Liang Wenbo and Li Hang, the commission having found: that each had fixed or was party to fixing five snooker matches in September 2022; that they “solicited, induced, enticed, persuaded, encouraged, or facilitated players to fix nine matches” between 24 July and 13 December 2022; that they bet on matches; that they threatened other players; and that they covered up their offences while refusing to cooperate with the WPBSA (World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association) inquiry. The other suspensions include eight years for Lu Ning, seven years and six months for Yan Bingtao and Chen Zifan, four years and five months for Zhang Jiankang, four years for Bai Langning, three years and six months for Zhao Jianbo, three years for Chang Bingyu and two years and six months for Zhao Xintong. Some of those sentences have been reduced in exchange for assistance with the inquiry. “This has been a very complex case,” said WPBSA Chairman, Jason Ferguson. “It has been heart-breaking to see some young, talented players fall foul of the WPBSA Conduct Regulations through pressure exerted by two senior players. This behavior has been recognized as wholly unacceptable by the imposition of two lifetime bans from participating in recognized snooker in any way. “Those who try to corrupt sport are constantly trying to find new ways to avoid our monitoring processes, and this outcome must be taken as a lesson to those who think they can avoid detection. If any player is involved in fixing a snooker match, they will be caught and will face severe penalties.” WPBSA紀律委員 會對已經被指控操縱比賽的10名球員作出裁 決，對兩名中國斯諾克選手作出終身禁賽的處罰，並對其他球員 作出長期禁賽的處罰。 遭到終身禁賽的兩名球員是梁文博和李航，委員會發現他們 具體違反行為包括：在2022年7月24日至9月28日期間操縱或參 與操縱五場斯諾克比賽；在2022年7月24日至12月13日期間，他 招攬、誘導、引誘、勸說、慫恿或協助球員操縱9場比賽；違反 規定對斯諾克比賽進行投注；威脅其他球員；掩蓋或試圖掩蓋他 參與操縱比賽的行為；沒有與WPBSA的調查合作，沒有參加面 談和提供WPBSA調查所要求的材料等。 其他禁賽處罰包括：魯寧8年，顏丙濤、陳子凡7年6個月， 張健康4年5個月，白朗寧4年，趙劍波3年6個月，趙劍波3年6個 月、常冰玉和趙心童兩年零六個月。其中部分人員因協助調查而 被減去懲罰期。 WPBSA主席Jason Ferguson說：「這是一個非常複雜的 案件。看到一些年輕有為的球員在兩名資深球員的壓力下違反了 WPBSA的行為條例，讓人痛心不已。這種行為是完全不可接受 的，因為他們被判處終身禁止以任何方式參加公認的斯諾克比 賽。」 「那些試圖破壞體育運動的人一直在尋找新的方法來避免我 們的監督過程，這一結果必須給予那些認為自己可以避免被發現 的人一個教訓。如果任何球員參與操縱斯諾克比賽，他們將被抓 到並面臨嚴厲的處罰。」