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China snooker hands lifetime bans to two players for match-fixing

China’s Liang Wenbo plays a shot during a first round match of the Masters Snooker tournament in London in 2017. (Photo: AFP)

BEIJING: China’s national snooker body on Wednesday issued lifetime bans to two players embroiled in a match-fixing scandal that has sent shockwaves through the sport.

Global snooker is reeling after revelations of widespread cheating and other misconduct, much of it involving top Chinese players.

The sport’s international governing body, the World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association (WPBSA), has already punished 10 players from China, including issuing lifetime bans this month for Liang Wenbo and Li Hang.

The body’s national equivalent, the Chinese Billiards and Snooker Association (CBSA),…

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