On January 18, the World Federation of Taiwan Compatriots (WPBSA) officially released the results of the investigation of 10 Chinese snooker players suspected of manipulating the results of the competition, of which the Chinese snooker players led by Liang Wenbo were all suspected of manipulating the results of the match, of which Liang Wenbo, Li Xing, Lu Ning and other three were the most serious, and they also tried to obstruct the official investigation, especially Liang Wenbo did not cooperate with the official investigation. The World Federation of Taiwan Affairs will impose final penalties on the relevant players based on the results of the investigation, mainly with bans and fines.
Since December last year, the World Federation of Taiwan Compatriots has released official statements four times, including Liang Wenbo, Li Xing, Lu Ning, Yan Bingtao, Zhao Xintong, Zhang Health, Chen Zifan, Chang Bingyu, Zhao Jianbo, Bai Langning, and 10 other players have been suspended from professional qualifications, all of which are suspected of manipulating the results of the game and playing match-fixing. At the same time, the Chinese Billiards Association followed suit and issued an official statement punishing 10 players from simultaneous bans in China.
According to the statement of investigation results released by the World Taiwan Federation, it can be seen that Liang Wenbo is the culprit of this match-fixing case, he is accused of manipulating the game and inviting players to manipulate the results of the game in the World Snooker Tour, trying to obstruct the investigation, and not cooperating with the investigation of the World Taiwan Federation. This fact can be verified from the personal statement of Chang Bingyu, another player under investigation at the time, Liang Wenbo not only played match-fixing himself, but also encouraged others to participate, and after the matter was revealed, he refused to admit it, obstructed the investigation, and the behavior and influence could be described as quite bad.
Li Xing was accused of being involved in manipulating matches and inviting other players to manipulate the results of matches on the World Snooker Tour, attempting to obstruct the investigation and betting on snooker matches.
Luning was accused of manipulating the results of a match on the World Snooker Tour, involving manipulating the match and inviting players to manipulate the result of a match on the World Snooker Tour, attempting to obstruct the investigation, and betting on a snooker match. The behavior of the two is also very bad, and I am afraid that they will be severely punished in the future.
Regarding Yan Bingtao and Zhao Xintong, the two are in similar situations, both accused of manipulating the results of matches and betting on snooker matches on the World Snooker Tour. If both agree with the findings, they will be duly punished. Zhang was accused of manipulating the results of a match on the World Snooker Tour and failing to report the manipulation of the results and betting on snooker matches.
The remaining Chen Zifan was accused of manipulating the results of the match during the World Snooker Tour. Chang Bingyu and Zhao Jianbo were both accused of manipulating the results of a match on the World Snooker Tour. Browning has been accused of being involved in manipulating the results of a match on the World Snooker Tour.
According to the statement of the World Federation of Taiwan Compatriots, the entire subsequent case will be transferred to an independent disciplinary tribunal, and a hearing and litigation between the players involved and the World Federation will be launched, and the specific date and place will be announced at a later date.
In addition, the World Federation of Taiwan Affairs also mentioned the Chinese snooker players involved in the case in the statement, all of whom violated multiple regulations on gambling rules in the player code of conduct. If the final players agree with the results of the investigation, the official will determine the corresponding punishment according to the relevant regulations.