The latest development of the snooker match-fixing case: the head of the World Taiwan Federation has spoken out again and may have criminal charges
Beijing time on June 9, 2023, there is a new development in the snooker match-fixing case, according to the "Metro News" and "Thesportsman" reported at the same time, the head of the World Federation of Taiwan Unions, Jason Ferguson, once again spoke, making it clear that the case is not over, the World Federation should strengthen supervision and review to avoid the recurrence of such cases, while there may still be further independent actions on the Chinese side, and may even include criminal charges.
After a long period of evidence collection, investigation and hearing, 10 Chinese players were severely fined, Liang Wenbo and Li Xing were banned for life, and the other 8 players also had different years of bans, and the official was cruel, which should be the most severe fine in the history of snooker development. The World Federation of Taiwan Affairs has made its attitude clear that such cases will be investigated to the end, so that snooker can develop in the healthiest environment.
Now that the ticket is confirmed, is the case over? As far as the World Taiwan Federation is concerned, the new season is coming, the relevant parties to transfer to the preparations for the new season, if the players involved no longer appeal, the case is basically settled, but Taiwan Federation giant Jason Ferguson said that this case has not stopped, will not end soon, we need to strengthen supervision and review, especially the issuance of professional qualifications to be more cautious.
In addition, Jason Ferguson revealed a very important information in an interview, that is, the Taiwan Federation has been in close contact with the Chinese side, Jason Ferguson made it clear that there may be further actions in China, his original words are: there may still be more and further separate actions in China, and may even include criminal charges.
In fact, before Jason Ferguson spoke again, the Chinese Billiards Association also stated that it would punish those involved in the case according to the results of the World Taiwan Federation's investigation. First of all, there will definitely be further punishment actions on the side of the Chinese Billiards Association, and in a short period of time, they will definitely not be able to participate in relevant domestic competitions. As for whether there will be criminal charges in China, this requires a comprehensive review of the case, and the two players who have been banned for life are the key to the case, after all, they have coerced and threatened other young players, which is a very serious matter.
Simply put, the snooker match-fixing case is very bad, after all, as many as 10 people are involved, which is the biggest scandal in the history of professional snooker development, and there are still many young players who are trying to qualify professionally and are working hard to go to England to participate in the game, and the heavy punishment of these players will also make the latest players warned, want to gain a foothold in this arena, the most basic is to abide by professional ethics!