A few days ago, the hearing for 10 Chinese snooker players such as Liang Wenbo, Zhao Xintong, Yan Bingtao, Li Xing, Lu Ning, Zhang Health was officially held, and the hearing may make a final verdict in June! Since October 27, 2022, 10 Chinese snooker players have been involved in the "match-fixing case" and have been banned by the World Taiwan Federation, basically on suspicion of manipulating the results of matches and betting on snooker matches. At present, 9 Chinese snooker players such as Yan Bingtao, Liang Wenbo and Zhang Jianjian have returned to China, and only 1 Zhao Xintong remains in the UK.
According to Herne, the former chairman of the World Federation of Taiwan Compatriots, we will use appropriate procedures to let both sides state their views, and an independent arbitration committee will decide on the penalty. In addition, Hearn also emphasized that if a snooker player is found guilty of all the charges listed in January, some players may face a long or even lifetime ban. However, some British media pointed out that although the charges against the 10 Chinese snooker players are different, there is a high probability that there will be no lifetime ban.
But judging from the current situation, the circumstances involved in Liang Wenbo and Li Xing are relatively serious, even if they will not be banned for life by the World Taiwan Federation, it is difficult to escape the heavy punishment of the World Taiwan Federation! It is understood that Liang Wenbo was accused of manipulating the results of the game and inviting other snooker players to manipulate the results of the game, in an attempt to obstruct the investigation of relevant departments and refused to cooperate with the investigation; Li Xing was accused of manipulating the results of matches, inviting other snooker players to manipulate the results and betting on snooker matches, and obstructing investigations by relevant authorities.
If the charges against Liang Wenbo and Li Xing are established by the World Taiwan Federation, it is not impossible for the two to be banned for life by the World Taiwan Federation! Compared with Liang Wenbo and Li Xing, the other 8 Chinese snooker players were involved in lighter circumstances, and some snooker players did not admit to being suspected of manipulating the game, and the punishment of the World Federation of Taiwan Affairs would be relatively light. Most importantly, the 10 Chinese snooker players accused cover almost most of the main players of Chinese snooker, and if they are all banned, they will inevitably deal a serious blow to Chinese snooker.
However, former Taiwan Federation President Hearn also said that if a snooker player is suspended for a long time, send a warning to everyone engaged in the sport not to violate the law! But what the editor wants to say is that 10 Chinese snookers violated the rules of the World Federation of Taiwan and Taiwan Affairs and were punished accordingly, which is understandable, but when such a thing happens, the World Taiwan Federation also has certain responsibilities. The low income of snooker players has long been an open secret, and Ding Junhui, O'Sullivan and others have publicly complained. What do you think about this?