Thailand’s Thanawat Tirapongpaiboon has been banned from snooker until 2025 for match fixing.
The 28-year-old admitted fixing the outcome of six matches he lost between 2013 and 2015.
He was given a six-year ban, with three years and three months suspended provided he works with the governing body’s anti-corruption department.
In 2010, he became the youngest player to make a competitive maximum 147 break at 16 years and 312 days.
He reached a ranking high of 67 in the world, but dropped off the professional tour in 2016.
After being refused membership of the World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association (WPBSA) earlier this year, he agreed to cooperate with a new match-fixing inquiry.
“This case shows that if a player chooses to fix a match they will be caught, no matter how long after the event,” said WPBSA chairman Jason Ferguson.
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