January 18, 20232 yr Author Ten Chinese players face match-fixing charges as snooker's governing body investigates the sport's biggest corruption scandal. The allegations include manipulating games, approaching players to cheat, betting on snooker and fixing a match. In October, Liang Wenbo was suspended by the World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association (WPBSA). Nine others followed, including 2021 Masters champion Yan Bingtao and UK Championship winner Zhao Xintong. Both players were barred from competing in last week's Masters. Players found guilty of the charges against them will face a lengthy ban from the sport. Most of the players have not commented publicly on the allegations, although Wenbo has reportedly denied match-fixing.
January 18, 20232 yr Author Those are: 2021 Masters Champion- Yan Bingtao 2021 UK Championship, 2022 German Masters Champion- Zhao Xintong 2016 English Open Champion & 2015 UK Championship Runner-Up- Liang Wenbo Two-time ranking semi-finalist- Li Hang 2020 UK Championship semi-finalist and 2022 Championship League runner-up: Lu Ning Reached the last 16 at the 2019 Scottish Open and 2021 British Open- Zhang Jiankang Reached the last 16 at the 2019 Riga Masters- Chen Zifan Reached the last 32 at the 2022 British Open, 2020 UK Championship, 2018 China Championship- Chang Bingyu Reached the last 32 at the 2020 Northern Ireland Open, 2020 Scottish Open, 2021 Gibraltar Open- Zhao Jianbo Reached the last 8 stage at the 2021 Championship League- Bai Langning
January 18, 20232 yr Author Here is the official statement, which gives more information on the definition on the charges https://wpbsa.com/wpbsa-statement-18-januar...9Tqs2Tr4LBE6Zqo
January 18, 20232 yr Author Yans probably looking at over 10 years ban.. can you imagine top 16 at 22.. what he's thrown away...
January 30, 20232 yr Author Chris Wakelin was understandably delighted after sealing a maiden ranking title with victory in the 2023 Snooker Shoot Out on Saturday. The Englishman outlasted the field in the unpredictable shot-clock tournament at the Morningside Arena in Leicester. There was nothing uncertain about his performance in the last frame, however, with the 30 year-old compiling a magnificent tournament-high 119 to pocket the £5,000 high-break prize. Wakelin denied Belgian teenager Julien Leclercq to seal the £50,000 champion’s cheque, having earlier beaten Joe Perry, Jak Jones, former champion Michael White, and amateur Daniel Wells. The glory will see him rise to a career-high world ranking of number 33, and it could be a career-changing triumph with possible opportunities in the lucrative Duelbit Series and the Champion of Champions to come late this year.
January 30, 20232 yr Author https://wst.tv/new-wst-classic-added-to ... -calendar/ What they're replacing the Turkish Masters with. It doesn't sound too bad, apart from the best of 11 final. I hope they have an audience, otherwise it'll be a bit naff.
January 31, 20232 yr Author With only 6 Top 16 seeds Qualified and 2 of them been suspended it opens the Door for others From Jimmy White to Si Jiahui at different ends of Experiance in the Game. But the top 16 players Neil Robertson, Kyren Wilson, Luca Brecel and Jack Lisowski will be hoping that they will come out the Victor in Berlin. Who will reach the last 16? DRAW Last 32 Tom Ford w/o Tian Pengfei v Anthony McGill Tian Pengfei leads 4-2 Jimmy Robertson v Jianbo Zhao Robertson leads 2-0 Sam Craigie v Kyren Wilson Wilson leads 4-2 Peng Yisong v Jimmy White Never played before Jack Lisowski v Zhang Anda Lisowski leads 5-0 Xiao Guodong v Fan Zhengyi Xiao Guodong leads 2-0 Elliot Slessor v Joe O'Connor Slessor leads 1-0 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Neil Robertson v Joe Perry Robertson leads 16-13 Chris Wakelin v Si Jiahui Never played before Matthew Stevens v Luca Brecel Stevens leads 2-1 Robert Milkins v Daniel Wells Milkins leads 4-1 Louis Heathcote v Cao Yupeng Cao Yupeng leads 1-0 Ali Carter w/o Ricky Walden w/o Pang Junxu v Ross Muir Never played before
February 2, 20232 yr Author German Masters Last 32 Results: Chris Wakelin (England) 5-4 Si Jiahui (China) Louis Heathcote (England) 5-4 Cao Yupeng (China) Luca Brecel (Belgium) 5-2 Matthew Stevens (Wales) Xiao Guodong (China) 5-4 Fan Zhengyi (China) Jimmy White (England) 5-1 Peng Yisong (China) Kyren Wilson (England) 5-2 Sam Craigie (England) Elliot Slessor (England) 5-2 Joe O'Connor (England) Tian Pengfei (China) 5-1 Anthony McGill (Scotland) Jack Liswoski (England) 5-0 Zhang Anda (China)
February 4, 20232 yr Author German Masters Semi Final Draw Tom Ford v Jack Lisowski Robert Milkins v Ali Carter
February 4, 20232 yr Author I think provisionally this puts Ali Carter back in the Top 16 and moves him up to 10th in the Players Championship race.
February 4, 20232 yr Author If Tom Ford wins tonight he'll be above Judd Trump on the 1 year rankings :( Jack Lisowski is required to stop that from happening and then needs to win the final tomorrow.
February 5, 20232 yr Author Ali Carter and Tom Ford will contest the final of the German Masters after semi-final victories against Robert Milkins and Jack Lisowski. Carter came from behind to defeat Milkins 6-5, while Ford beat Lisowski by the same scoreline in Berlin. Ford, 39, has the chance to win his maiden ranking title if he can overcome fellow Englishman Carter in Sunday's best-of-19 final. Carter, 43, has reached the German Masters final three times.
February 12, 20232 yr Author Welsh Open starts in the morning. Ronnie has to make the final to get into the Players Championship.
February 16, 20232 yr Author In continuation of a topic with Stan Moody playing in WSF Championship after having won a tour card. Daniel Wells now is 37th in one-year list, with 38k points. This is by far more than enough to ensure a tour card for next year on via one-year list
February 18, 20232 yr Author A very surprising Semi Final line up, so many Chinese players suspended and yet 2 Makes it to the Semi Finals in contrasting Matches. Tian Pengfei put O'Sullivan to the sword 5-0 while Pang Junxu had a late night battle with Joe O'Connor coming through 5-4 The other two in the semi finals has wealth of experience both turning Pro in the 1990s Who will keep their hopes alive for the Ray Reardon Trophy? With it being this: Shaun Murphy v Pang Junxu Robert Milkins v Tian Pengfei Both Pang and Tian in their first ranking semi-final, Pang in his second season as a tourcard holder and Tian after 11 years as a professional.
February 18, 20232 yr Author Qualified Players in the upcoming Players Championship are: Mark Allen Ryan Day Kyren Wilson Ali Carter Ding Junhui Mark Selby Luca Brecel Jack Lisowski Gary Wilson Judd Trump Tom Ford Shaun Murphy Zhou Yuelong Robert Milkins Chris Wakelin
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