Up to now, 10 Chinese snooker players have been involved in the "match-fixing case" for more than 7 months, and it has been about 1 month since the end of the hearing, and the finale is about to usher in! Since the end of October 2022, 10 snooker players, including Zhao Xintong, Yan Bingtao, Liang Wenbo, and Zhang Health, have been banned by the World Taiwan Federation one after another, basically because they are suspected of manipulating the results of the game and playing match-fixing. On April 24, the World Federation held a hearing on the Chinese snooker "match-fixing case", in which the nine Chinese snooker players involved participated, and Liang Wenbo was absent.
According to the Times reporter Martin Ziegler, the punishment of the 10 players involved in the Chinese snooker "match-fixing case" by the World Taiwan Federation is about to be released, and Liang Wenbo, as the initiator of the snooker "match-fixing case", is bound to be severely punished, or will repeat the mistakes of Stephen Lee. Stephen Lee was punished by a 12-year ban from the World Taiwan Federation for suspected match-fixing and illegal betting, becoming the longest ban in snooker history. This time, Liang Wenbo may break Stephen Lee's record and become the player with the longest suspension.
In addition to playing match-fixing, Liang Wenbo is also suspected of organizing other players to manipulate the results of the game, and the problem is particularly serious, even if he will not be banned for life, the suspension time will definitely exceed that of Stephen Lee! But then again, Liang Wenbo doesn't seem to care about the punishment of him by the World Taiwan Federation, even if the suspension time exceeds Stephen Lee, it doesn't matter. If Liang Wenbo really cares about this, he will not miss the hearing convened by the World Taiwan Federation. In addition, Liang Wenbo also found a way back for himself, even if he was banned, it would not affect his money.
In addition to Liang Wenbo's serious problems, Li Xing's punishment by the World Federation of Taiwan Compatriots is basically impossible to avoid! Li Xing was charged by the World Taiwan Federation similar to Liang Wenbo, suspected of manipulating the results of multiple matches, organizing other players to participate in it, and obstructing the investigation of the World Taiwan and Taiwan League. If nothing else, Li Xing may be punished in the same way as Liang Wenbo. In addition, Lu Ning's problem is also quite serious, suspected of manipulating the results of matches, organizing other players to play match-fixing and obstructing the investigation of the World Taiwan Federation. The difference is that Lu Ning is not involved in many cases.
Except for Liang Wenbo, Lu Ning, and Li Xing, the circumstances involved in the case were relatively light! It is worth mentioning that Zhao Xintong and Yan Bingtao may suffer a big loss in the final verdict, and the seriousness of their involvement is second only to the above 3 people! Prior to this, Zhao Xintong and Yan Bingtao's agent said in an interview with reporters that the two had become deeply aware of their problems, were depressed, depressed, and could not work normally at all. The only luck is that Zhao Xintong and Yan Bingtao insist on training and playing every day to maintain their competitive state.