What's happening with the snooker match-fixing probe?
As snooker prepares to host one of its showpiece tournaments, the sport is in the midst of its biggest ever corruption investigation.
In October 2022, Liang Wenbo was the first player suspended as part of the WPBSA investigation - over unspecified misconduct claims - and nine others have since been suspended. "If it were up to me, you would never see cheats again. Without that threat of never playing again, people behind match-fixers will always see an opportunity to exploit the game.While life bans are the maximum penalty within snooker's rules, enforcing them is complicated.It is thought they would also limit the chances of people admitting offences, or providing further information.
"It's obviously a very, very bad situation," said 2005 world champion Murphy. "I suppose the only positive to take from this situation is the WPBSA has acted as swiftly as it could in trying to protect the integrity of the sport." Snooker has also taken steps to help players lower down the ladder who might be struggling financially, and so might be potentially susceptible to fixing.
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