Zhao Xintong, the 2021 UK Championship winner, and Zhang Jiankang have joined the listing of Chinese avid gamers suspended from the World Snooker Tour all over an investigation into alleged match-fixing.
Zhao, the arena No. 9, and Zhang, the arena No. 82, were banned from attending or competing at the Tour with quick impact. Zhao was once because of face Mark Selby within the opening spherical of the 2023 Masters, which starts on Sunday.
The former Masters champion Yan Bingtao and 7 different Chinese avid gamers have already been suspended through the World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association (WPBSA).
The WPBSA stated: “This determination is a part of an ongoing investigation into allegations of manipulating the result of suits for making a bet functions in breach of the WPBSA Conduct Regulations.
“The suspension will stay in position till the belief of the investigation or any next fees that can or might not be introduced. Both Zhao and Zhang have the precise to attraction this determination.
“The WPBSA can ascertain that the broader investigation is now at a complicated degree and it’s expected shall be finished in a while, at which level any possible fees shall be thought to be. No additional remark shall be made presently, aside from within the match of any vital additional tendencies.”
World No 56 Liang Wenbo was once the primary participant to be suspended as a part of the investigation in October, with Lu Ning, Li Hang, Zhao Jianbo, Bai Langning, Chang Bingyu and Chen Zifan suspended in December.