Yan Bingtao

Snooker chief Jason Ferguson knows adding Yan Bingtao to the list of suspended Chinese stars has done the sport no favours in terms of headlines this week ...

“It was so tough, but the same for all. It is not a good look for the sport, but we are a sport that chooses to deal with it in public and be transparent. And anyone ultimately found guilty of match fixing – we don’t need them in the game. “There are people all over the world trying to corrupt all sports, in some cases organised criminals. It’s your hands…you lose all the feeling and touch. Four-time world champion Mark Selby, after a 4-3 win over Thailand’s Noppon Saengkham, said: “It’s tough for the sport. The only way to rid the sport of that damage is to deal with it as swiftly as possible. That is why we have to deal with it. We educate players, especially new players when they come on tour about the possible dangers. “This has come as a shock. “But they are implicated. Everything is connected, and we have a sophisticated team and systems in place.

The latest snooker match fixing allegations have rocked the sport. The Sporting News is on hand to explain exactly what's going on.

Aged 20, he was the second youngest-ever Masters Champion – only O’Sullivan has been younger. He rose to prominence when he helped win the 2015 World Cup for China B on home soil as a 15-year-old. In the recent era, the two highest-profile cases surrounding match-fixing have concerned John Higgins and Stephen Lee. I've spoken to him a little bit and he seems a nice guy. We are a sport that chooses to deal with it, we are a sport that chooses to put it out there in the public domain, we will not have it talked about behind the scenes. Expose it, get it out there, deal with it, and we can move on with the professional sport that we’ve got.”

0. Share. The snooker world is reeling after a slew of pros were banned as the result of a probe into match-fixing. Seven Chinese players have now been ...

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Yan Bingtao was pulled out of his English Open first round match on Monday and is one of seven Chinese players suspended while allegations of match-fixing ...

"We will have to wait and see what comes from the investigation. But this has come as a shock, in terms of the number.” Ferguson said: "Yes, the headlines are damaging to the sport. But any player trying to manipulate matches for betting purposes…they will be found out." For now these are suspensions while the investigation and due process take place. "I've spoken to him a little bit and he seems a nice guy.