I personally think top 16 should enter at a later round, but it does bring the odd few shocks and hopefully a chance for the lower ranked players.
In this Tournament alone it does look very easy to pick, Jak Jones isn't a massive shock win as Ricky hasn't really played too well last couple off years. Isn't Jak Jones the one who practices with Mark Williams or is it Duane Jones? Top 16 is a step up from anyone outside of the top 16 imo but still not always formality.
But imagine Ronnie didn't make the TV rounds and another few shocks before its even on TV, this would be great for the lower ranked players but not for the fans as most wouldn't bother watching it Imo.
It is what it is, the end of the day! Since Hearn has stepped in he has done brilliant and you cant please everyone, i haven't really heard much of the challenge tour of late either. Feels like Pool is growing, snooker is kind of standing still now.
Actually saw a great tweet the other day which sums up what i have always said
Paulie, i am not just saying Ronnie i am talking about any of the top players. They bring the fans thats a FACT, yes i might still watch it....but i will be more likely if ROS is playing. It is how it is, nothing to do with being a proper fan (same debate with football teams if you go more = more of a fan).
I personally think top 16 should enter at a later round, but it does bring the odd few shocks and hopefully a chance for the lower ranked players.
In this Tournament alone it does look very easy to pick, Jak Jones isn't a massive shock win as Ricky hasn't really played too well last couple off years. Isn't Jak Jones the one who practices with Mark Williams or is it Duane Jones? Top 16 is a step up from anyone outside of the top 16 imo but still not always formality.
But imagine Ronnie didn't make the TV rounds and another few shocks before its even on TV, this would be great for the lower ranked players but not for the fans as most wouldn't bother watching it Imo.
It is what it is, the end of the day! Since Hearn has stepped in he has done brilliant and you cant please everyone, i haven't really heard much of the challenge tour of late either. Feels like Pool is growing, snooker is kind of standing still now.
Actually saw a great tweet the other day which sums up what i have always said
Paulie, i am not just saying Ronnie i am talking about any of the top players. They bring the fans thats a FACT, yes i might still watch it....but i will be more likely if ROS is playing. It is how it is, nothing to do with being a proper fan (same debate with football teams if you go more = more of a fan).
As per Agree to disagree
Sorry that wasnt aimed at you, and know what you mean the bigger name will always attract bigger audiences but chances are the last 32 will see at least 10 of the top 16 still involved anyway and if one of the top 16 say Selby, Ronnie, Williams were to lose then chances are they were not playing there best snooker so probably wouldnt be a massive lose to the event.
That tweet was just me saying at least someone agrees with me the amount of people online that say things like they wouldnt watch snooker if Ronnie wasnt playing, well they are not snooker fans they are Ronnie fans, if you love the game as much as me, you would watch it if it was Ronnie v Selby or McLeod v Ebdon, i use them last 2 as it would probably be a 10 hour match if those 2 played haha
Will do a full update tonight but this is why I think the system works, this afternoon we lost Shaun Murphy and Ryan Day, both players lost to someone ranked in the 120s, both Feilong and O'Conor have had the biggest wins of their career
Stuart Bingham 6-0 James Wattana Marco Fu 6-0 Hammad Miah Rod Lawler 6-1 Anthony Hamilton Andrew Higginson 6-2 Nigel Bond Liam Highfield 6-4 Robin Hull Mark Joyce 6-3 Niu Zhuang Li Hang 6-3 Lee Walker Jimmy Robertson 6-4 Jordan Brown Joe O'Connor 6-2 Ryan Day Graeme Dott 6-2 Oliver Lines Tom Ford 6-5 Craig Steadman Alan McManus 6-1 Alexander Ursenbacher Chen Feilong 6-3 Shaun Murphy Joe Perry 6-0 John Astley Akani Songsermsawad 6-5 Eden Sharav Joe Swail 6-5 Michael White Mark Allen 6-2 Basem Eltahhan Paul Davison 6-1 Stuart Carrington Mike Dunn 6-4 Allan Taylor Dave Gilbert 6-3 Ashley Carty Martin Gould 6-1 Harvey Chandler John Higgins 6-5 Dechawat Poomjaeng Thepchaiya Un-Nooh 6-3 Jimmy White Gary Wilson 6-4 Billy Joe Castle
Lawlor v Hamilton overran and they had to come back to play the last game, even though it was 5-1. Lawlor averaged 39 seconds and Hamilton 33. Lawlor has said that is how he has always played and isn't going to change now, which I think is a fair comment.
Michael Georgiou is struggling at the moment and lost 6-0. He hasn't taken advantage of his win in the comedy event.
Lawlor v Hamilton overran and they had to come back to play the last game, even though it was 5-1. Lawlor averaged 39 seconds and Hamilton 33. Lawlor has said that is how he has always played and isn't going to change now, which I think is a fair comment.
Michael Georgiou is struggling at the moment and lost 6-0. He hasn't taken advantage of his win in the comedy event.
Thats happened a few times now.
As you say Hamilton v Lawler had to come back last night also yesterday Jimmy Robertson v Jordan Brown and today Rory Mcleod v Peter lines taken off and Robbie Williams v Ian Burns.
The issue is they are not allowed to start a new frame after 2pm so everything can be ready for 2.30 matches
Lawlor v Hamilton overran and they had to come back to play the last game, even though it was 5-1. Lawlor averaged 39 seconds and Hamilton 33. Lawlor has said that is how he has always played and isn't going to change now, which I think is a fair comment.
Michael Georgiou is struggling at the moment and lost 6-0. He hasn't taken advantage of his win in the comedy event.
Thats happened a few times now.
As you say Hamilton v Lawler had to come back last night also yesterday Jimmy Robertson v Jordan Brown and today Rory Mcleod v Peter lines taken off and Robbie Williams v Ian Burns.
The issue is they are not allowed to start a new frame after 2pm so everything can be ready for 2.30 matches
No the issue is they are all slow players and/or their match time has overun. in any scheduled tourney they have set times eg. pool tournament in blackpool i played this year (will next) 2 hour windows turn around as they have lot of matches to get through. Will always get a few, its annoying they cant just finish but they know before hand what will happen.
In my circs, we actually got delayed by the match in front so started 20 mins/ half hour late, we were well within our 2 hour slot but they put us onto 2 tables to finish because of the ones before overun. Still great comp and very well run but was a slight grumble we were penalised because of the match before.... If we get on a stream ill put on FB as they stream some tables
thats my thoughts on it, you will always get slow players but you should try to control this to some extent otherwise it impacts others on the tour.
As i said 1 of the matches that was pulled off yesterday abd had to return was Jimmy Robertson beating Jordan Brown 64
Jimmy had an AST of 22 Jordan had an AST of 26
Some players are slow yes and its no surprise to see Lawler and McLeod over run but sometimes a few frames where the balls go safe, or a few frames with a extended safety period and its liable to overrun last night Higgins v Poomjaeng finished after midnight, it was the last match but again that was not due to slow play but some extended tougher frames
As i said 1 of the matches that was pulled off yesterday abd had to return was Jimmy Robertson beating Jordan Brown 64
Jimmy had an AST of 22 Jordan had an AST of 26
Some players are slow yes and its no surprise to see Lawler and McLeod over run but sometimes a few frames where the balls go safe, or a few frames with a extended safety period and its liable to overrun last night Higgins v Poomjaeng finished after midnight, it was the last match but again that was not due to slow play but some extended tougher frames
Thats fair, regardless if their own fault or not if they have a tactical frame or 2 and fall behind they know they are going to get pulled off and have to continue when the table is next free. Or maybe they should be aware of the time so they can either speed up r just accept they will have to complete later.
if the last session eg. night and there is no other games to follow they should always be played out as they are not affecting anyone else.
Never once disagreed @johnnybev1987 i agree they should be pulled off, there are other tournements that dont do that and i think its wrong, the afternoon session starts at 2.30 so if the game is not finsihed by 2pm they should be pulled off haha
Will do a full update after the lasr game but as 1 is only 4-3 it might be a while yet, but we could have a new(old) World number 1 before the emd of 2018.
Mark Selby has for the 2nd year in a row lost in round 1 of the UK Championship
If Mark Williams wins the event he caps a great 2018 off by becoming World Number 1
Hossein Vafaei 6-5 Ashley Hugill Luca Brecel 6-4 Fan Zhengyi Xiao Guodong 6-4 Sean O'Sullivan Stephen Maguire 6-3 Simon Lichtenberg Rory McLeod 6-3 Peter Lines Matthew Stevens 6-4 Ross Muir Ian Burns 6-5 Robbie Williams Yan Bingtao 6-1 Lukas Kleckers Mark Davis 6-4 Sam Craigie Peter Ebdon 6-2 Chris Totten Barry Hawkins 6-0 Jamie Rhys Clark Mark King 6-5 Elliott Slessor Sam Baird 6-5 Liang Wenbo Mei Xiwen 6-5 Fergal O'Brien Ronnie O'Sullivan 6-1 Luke Simmonds Chris Wakelin 6-1 Duane Jones Ali Carter 6-3 Thor Chuan Leong Scott Donaldson 6-3 Li Yuan Kurt Maflin 6-3 Zhang Anda Lu Ning 6-5 Anthony McGill Noppon Saengkham 6-1 Hamza Akbar James Cahill 6-3 Mark Selby Daniel Wells 6-5 Zhao Xintong Mark Williams 6-2 Adam Duffy
Ronnie O'Sullivan(3) v Ken Doherty(68) Zhou Yuelong(32) v Mark Davis(33) Marco Fu(16) v Luo Honghao(83) Jack Lisowski(17) v Mei Xiwen(84) Tian Pengfei(91) v Jimmy Robertson(24) Martin O'Donnell(59) v Chen Feilong(124) Ben Woollaston(40) v Xiao Guodong(25) Matt Selt(60) v Ding Junhui(8)
Quarter 2
Judd Trump(5) v Dominic Dale(63) Mark King(23) v Li Hang(37) Joe O'Connor(121) v Andrew Higginson(53) Joe Perry(21) v Michael Holt(46) Mark Joyce(47) v Lu Ning(112) Liam Highfield(55) v Luca Brecel(13) Tom Ford(36) v Rob Milkins(29) Alan McManus(64) v John Higgins(4)
Quarter 3
James Cahill(A) v Akani Somgsermsawad(65) Jak Jones(102) v Joe Swail(97) Stuart Bingham(14) v Kurt Maflin(54) Dave Gilbert(19) v Peter Ebdon(48) Paul Davison(89) v Yan Bingtao(22) Mike Dunn(57) v Kyren Wilson(11) Gary Wilson(38) v Sam Baird(105) Ian Burns(73) v Barry Hawkins(6)
Quarter 4
Mark Allen(7) v Rory McLeod(61) Martin Gould(26) v Hossein Vafaei(39) Neil Robertson(10) v Thepchaiya Un-Nooh(58) Graeme Dott(23) v Matthew Stevens(42) Chris Wakelin(49) v Ali Carter(18) Scott Donaldson(53) v Stephen Maguire(15) Noppon Saengkham(34) v Rod Lawler(101) Daniel Wells(66) v Mark Williams(2)
Big story developing with two Chinese players banned for match fixing. Snooker has a huge problem.
This has been ongoing for a few months, both players picked up suspensions whilst being investigated, as you say both now have full bans
Cao Yupeng- got an 8 year ban, reduced to 6 due to his guilty plea which he will serve 2 and a half years the remaining 3 and a half will be suspended as long as he keeps to his written agreement
So his ban runs from 25th May 2018 till 24th November 2020
Yu Delu- got a 12 year ban reduced to 10 years and 9 months for his guilty plea(even tho he changed to guilty very late)
So his ban runs from 25ty May 2018 till 24th February 2029
At hearings that took place on 21st September and 2nd November 2018 before a three person Independent Tribunal Chaired by David Casement QC, Cao Yupeng and Yu Delu admitted breaches of the WPBSA Members Rules. This followed a lengthy investigation by the WPBSA Integrity Unit working with Sportradar Integrity Services and with support from the SBIU at the UK Gambling Commission.
In the case of Yu Delu the Tribunal found that he engaged in deliberate and premeditated corruption to secure substantial financial gain for his friends/associates and himself. He was involved in match-fixing on five occasions in five tournaments and his activity covers a period of 2 and a half years and he did this for substantial reward. He also admitted lying to the investigator, failing to cooperate with the investigation and betting on snooker when prohibited from doing so.
The finding of the Tribunal was that the starting point for Mr Delu was a suspension of 12 years. He was given credit for his plea of guilty, albeit late in the proceedings, and the actual sanction imposed was a suspension of 10 years and 9 months to run from 25th May 2018 until 24th February 2029. He was also ordered to pay £20,823.80 towards the WPBSA costs.
In the case of Cao Yupeng, he admitted to fixing the outcome of three matches in 2016 and failing to fully cooperate with the WPBSA inquiry.
The finding of the Tribunal was that the starting point for Mr Yupeng was a suspension of eight years. He was given credit for his plea of guilty which reduced the suspension to six years. Of that period he will serve a suspension of two and a half years unconditionally. The remaining three and a half years shall be suspended provided there is compliance with the written terms agreed between Mr Yupeng and the WPBSA to provide significant assistance to the WPBSA in its anti-corruption work.
Provided Mr Yupeng complies with his written agreement with the WPBSA, his suspension will run from 25th May 2018 until 24th November 2020. He was ordered to pay £15,558 towards the WPBSA costs.
1. That you agreed to fix the outcome of your match with Martin McCrudden at the Indian Open Qualifiers on 12th February 2015 in breach of Rule 2.1.2.1 ,
2. That you agreed to fix the outcome of your match with Dominic Dale at the Paul Hunter Classic in Germany on 29th August 2015 in breach of Rule 2.1.2.1 ,
3. That you agreed to fix the outcome of your match with Ian Glover at the Welsh Open in Wales on 15th February 2016 in breach of Rule 2.1.2.1 ,
4. That you agreed to fix the outcome of your match with Michael Georgiou at the European Masters Qualifiers on 4th August 2017 in breach of Rule 2.1.2.1 ,
5. That you agreed to fix the outcome of your match with Kurt Maflin at the Shanghai Masters on 15th November 2017 in breach of Rule 2.1.2.1 ,
6. Between June and October 2017 you were approached to fix a match that you were to play in and you failed to report the approaches within 24 hours to the Company Secretary or Tournament Official in breach of Rule 4.1 of the WPBSA Members Rules.
8. That you failed to cooperate with the investigation by failing to provide material that was requested of you during the investigation in breach of Rule 4.4 of the WPBSA Members Rules.
9. That you have been betting on snooker in breach of Rule 2.1.1.1 of the WPBSA Members Rules,
Cao Yupeng charges admitted
1.That you agreed to fix the outcome of your match with Ali Carter at the Welsh Open in Wales 15th January 2016 in breach of Rule 2.1.2.1 ,
2. That you agreed to fix the outcome of your match with Stuart Bingham Indian Open Qualifiers on 30th June 2016 in breach of Rule 2.1.2.1 ,
3. That you agreed to fix the outcome of your match with Stephen Maguire at the UK Championships in York on 24th November 2016 in breach of Rule 2.1.2.1 ,
4. That you failed to cooperate with the investigation by failing to provide material that was requested of you during the investigation in breach of Rule 4.4 of the WPBSA Members Rules
China's Yu Delu has been banned from snooker for 10 years and nine months after a major match-fixing inquiry.
His compatriot Cao Yupeng also pleaded guilty to fixing, and was banned for six years although three and a half years of his sentence are suspended.
Suspicious betting patterns in numerous matches were investigated over two years in one of the sport's biggest corruption scandals. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/snooker/46383380
Stephen Maguire 6-4 Scott Donaldson Jack Lisowski 6-1 Mei Xiwen Alan McManus 6-5 John Higgins Tian Pengfei 6-2 Jimmy Robertson Neil Robertson 6-3 Thepchaiya Un-Nooh Mark Williams 6-0 Daniel Wells Xiao Guodong 6-3 Ben Woollaston Zhou Yuelong 6-4 Mark Davis Stuart Bingham 6-5 Kurt Maflin Barry Hawkins 6-0 Ian Burns Akani Songsermsawad 6-5 James Cahill Kyren Wilson 6-2 Mike Dunn Tom Ford 6-5 Rob Milkins Lu Ning 6-4 Mark Joyce Mark King 6-2 Li Hang Joe Perry 6-1 Michael Holt
Yan Bingtao 6-1 Paul Davison Dave Gilbert 6-4 Peter Ebdon Luca Brecel 6-5 Liam Highfield Jak Jones 6-5 Joe Swail Martin O'Donnell 6-5 Chen Feilong Ronnie O'Sullivan 6-5 Ken Doherty Ding Junhui 6-5 Matt Selt Gary Wilson 6-3 Sam Baird Mark Allen 6-2 Rory McLeod Graeme Dott 6-2 Matthew Stevens Marco Fu 6-2 Luo Honghao Hossein Vafaei 6-4 Martin Gould Joe O'Conor 6-3 Andrew Higginson Noppon Saengkham 6-0 Rod Lawler Judd Trump 6-5 Dominic Dale Ali Carter 6-4 Chris Wakelin
I see O'Sullivan wants to set up a rival tour, including the two banned Chinese players and Hendry.
Let him haha, cant see to many sponsers wanting to get involved with players who are banned for match fixing,
Ronnies comments last night were a disgrace to the game, and he rightly got told to shut up by Barry Hearn, a few other players have come out criticizing Ronnie and his comments as well
Comments
As per Agree to disagree
That tweet was just me saying at least someone agrees with me the amount of people online that say things like they wouldnt watch snooker if Ronnie wasnt playing, well they are not snooker fans they are Ronnie fans, if you love the game as much as me, you would watch it if it was Ronnie v Selby or McLeod v Ebdon, i use them last 2 as it would probably be a 10 hour match if those 2 played haha
Round 1
Results
Stuart Bingham 6-0 James Wattana
Marco Fu 6-0 Hammad Miah
Rod Lawler 6-1 Anthony Hamilton
Andrew Higginson 6-2 Nigel Bond
Liam Highfield 6-4 Robin Hull
Mark Joyce 6-3 Niu Zhuang
Li Hang 6-3 Lee Walker
Jimmy Robertson 6-4 Jordan Brown
Joe O'Connor 6-2 Ryan Day
Graeme Dott 6-2 Oliver Lines
Tom Ford 6-5 Craig Steadman
Alan McManus 6-1 Alexander Ursenbacher
Chen Feilong 6-3 Shaun Murphy
Joe Perry 6-0 John Astley
Akani Songsermsawad 6-5 Eden Sharav
Joe Swail 6-5 Michael White
Mark Allen 6-2 Basem Eltahhan
Paul Davison 6-1 Stuart Carrington
Mike Dunn 6-4 Allan Taylor
Dave Gilbert 6-3 Ashley Carty
Martin Gould 6-1 Harvey Chandler
John Higgins 6-5 Dechawat Poomjaeng
Thepchaiya Un-Nooh 6-3 Jimmy White
Gary Wilson 6-4 Billy Joe Castle
Michael Georgiou is struggling at the moment and lost 6-0. He hasn't taken advantage of his win in the comedy event.
As you say Hamilton v Lawler had to come back last night also yesterday Jimmy Robertson v Jordan Brown and today Rory Mcleod v Peter lines taken off and Robbie Williams v Ian Burns.
The issue is they are not allowed to start a new frame after 2pm so everything can be ready for 2.30 matches
In my circs, we actually got delayed by the match in front so started 20 mins/ half hour late, we were well within our 2 hour slot but they put us onto 2 tables to finish because of the ones before overun. Still great comp and very well run but was a slight grumble we were penalised because of the match before.... If we get on a stream ill put on FB as they stream some tables
thats my thoughts on it, you will always get slow players but you should try to control this to some extent otherwise it impacts others on the tour.
As i said 1 of the matches that was pulled off yesterday abd had to return was Jimmy Robertson beating Jordan Brown 64
Jimmy had an AST of 22
Jordan had an AST of 26
Some players are slow yes and its no surprise to see Lawler and McLeod over run but sometimes a few frames where the balls go safe, or a few frames with a extended safety period and its liable to overrun last night Higgins v Poomjaeng finished after midnight, it was the last match but again that was not due to slow play but some extended tougher frames
if the last session eg. night and there is no other games to follow they should always be played out as they are not affecting anyone else.
Mark Selby has for the 2nd year in a row lost in round 1 of the UK Championship
If Mark Williams wins the event he caps a great 2018 off by becoming World Number 1
Round 1
Results
Hossein Vafaei 6-5 Ashley Hugill
Luca Brecel 6-4 Fan Zhengyi
Xiao Guodong 6-4 Sean O'Sullivan
Stephen Maguire 6-3 Simon Lichtenberg
Rory McLeod 6-3 Peter Lines
Matthew Stevens 6-4 Ross Muir
Ian Burns 6-5 Robbie Williams
Yan Bingtao 6-1 Lukas Kleckers
Mark Davis 6-4 Sam Craigie
Peter Ebdon 6-2 Chris Totten
Barry Hawkins 6-0 Jamie Rhys Clark
Mark King 6-5 Elliott Slessor
Sam Baird 6-5 Liang Wenbo
Mei Xiwen 6-5 Fergal O'Brien
Ronnie O'Sullivan 6-1 Luke Simmonds
Chris Wakelin 6-1 Duane Jones
Ali Carter 6-3 Thor Chuan Leong
Scott Donaldson 6-3 Li Yuan
Kurt Maflin 6-3 Zhang Anda
Lu Ning 6-5 Anthony McGill
Noppon Saengkham 6-1 Hamza Akbar
James Cahill 6-3 Mark Selby
Daniel Wells 6-5 Zhao Xintong
Mark Williams 6-2 Adam Duffy
Round 2
Quarter 1
Ronnie O'Sullivan(3) v Ken Doherty(68)
Zhou Yuelong(32) v Mark Davis(33)
Marco Fu(16) v Luo Honghao(83)
Jack Lisowski(17) v Mei Xiwen(84)
Tian Pengfei(91) v Jimmy Robertson(24)
Martin O'Donnell(59) v Chen Feilong(124)
Ben Woollaston(40) v Xiao Guodong(25)
Matt Selt(60) v Ding Junhui(8)
Quarter 2
Judd Trump(5) v Dominic Dale(63)
Mark King(23) v Li Hang(37)
Joe O'Connor(121) v Andrew Higginson(53)
Joe Perry(21) v Michael Holt(46)
Mark Joyce(47) v Lu Ning(112)
Liam Highfield(55) v Luca Brecel(13)
Tom Ford(36) v Rob Milkins(29)
Alan McManus(64) v John Higgins(4)
Quarter 3
James Cahill(A) v Akani Somgsermsawad(65)
Jak Jones(102) v Joe Swail(97)
Stuart Bingham(14) v Kurt Maflin(54)
Dave Gilbert(19) v Peter Ebdon(48)
Paul Davison(89) v Yan Bingtao(22)
Mike Dunn(57) v Kyren Wilson(11)
Gary Wilson(38) v Sam Baird(105)
Ian Burns(73) v Barry Hawkins(6)
Quarter 4
Mark Allen(7) v Rory McLeod(61)
Martin Gould(26) v Hossein Vafaei(39)
Neil Robertson(10) v Thepchaiya Un-Nooh(58)
Graeme Dott(23) v Matthew Stevens(42)
Chris Wakelin(49) v Ali Carter(18)
Scott Donaldson(53) v Stephen Maguire(15)
Noppon Saengkham(34) v Rod Lawler(101)
Daniel Wells(66) v Mark Williams(2)
Cao Yupeng- got an 8 year ban, reduced to 6 due to his guilty plea which he will serve 2 and a half years the remaining 3 and a half will be suspended as long as he keeps to his written agreement
So his ban runs from 25th May 2018 till 24th November 2020
Yu Delu- got a 12 year ban reduced to 10 years and 9 months for his guilty plea(even tho he changed to guilty very late)
So his ban runs from 25ty May 2018 till 24th February 2029
WPBSA Disciplinary Hearing Result
At hearings that took place on 21st September and 2nd November 2018 before a three person Independent Tribunal Chaired by David Casement QC, Cao Yupeng and Yu Delu admitted breaches of the WPBSA Members Rules. This followed a lengthy investigation by the WPBSA Integrity Unit working with Sportradar Integrity Services and with support from the SBIU at the UK Gambling Commission.
In the case of Yu Delu the Tribunal found that he engaged in deliberate and premeditated corruption to secure substantial financial gain for his friends/associates and himself. He was involved in match-fixing on five occasions in five tournaments and his activity covers a period of 2 and a half years and he did this for substantial reward. He also admitted lying to the investigator, failing to cooperate with the investigation and betting on snooker when prohibited from doing so.
The finding of the Tribunal was that the starting point for Mr Delu was a suspension of 12 years. He was given credit for his plea of guilty, albeit late in the proceedings, and the actual sanction imposed was a suspension of 10 years and 9 months to run from 25th May 2018 until 24th February 2029. He was also ordered to pay £20,823.80 towards the WPBSA costs.
In the case of Cao Yupeng, he admitted to fixing the outcome of three matches in 2016 and failing to fully cooperate with the WPBSA inquiry.
The finding of the Tribunal was that the starting point for Mr Yupeng was a suspension of eight years. He was given credit for his plea of guilty which reduced the suspension to six years. Of that period he will serve a suspension of two and a half years unconditionally. The remaining three and a half years shall be suspended provided there is compliance with the written terms agreed between Mr Yupeng and the WPBSA to provide significant assistance to the WPBSA in its anti-corruption work.
Provided Mr Yupeng complies with his written agreement with the WPBSA, his suspension will run from 25th May 2018 until 24th November 2020. He was ordered to pay £15,558 towards the WPBSA costs.
Yu Delu charges admitted
1. That you agreed to fix the outcome of your match with Martin McCrudden at the Indian Open Qualifiers on 12th February 2015 in breach of Rule 2.1.2.1 ,
2. That you agreed to fix the outcome of your match with Dominic Dale at the Paul Hunter Classic in Germany on 29th August 2015 in breach of Rule 2.1.2.1 ,
3. That you agreed to fix the outcome of your match with Ian Glover at the Welsh Open in Wales on 15th February 2016 in breach of Rule 2.1.2.1 ,
4. That you agreed to fix the outcome of your match with Michael Georgiou at the European Masters Qualifiers on 4th August 2017 in breach of Rule 2.1.2.1 ,
5. That you agreed to fix the outcome of your match with Kurt Maflin at the Shanghai Masters on 15th November 2017 in breach of Rule 2.1.2.1 ,
6. Between June and October 2017 you were approached to fix a match that you were to play in and you failed to report the approaches within 24 hours to the Company Secretary or Tournament Official in breach of Rule 4.1 of the WPBSA Members Rules.
8. That you failed to cooperate with the investigation by failing to provide material that was requested of you during the investigation in breach of Rule 4.4 of the WPBSA Members Rules.
9. That you have been betting on snooker in breach of Rule 2.1.1.1 of the WPBSA Members Rules,
Cao Yupeng charges admitted
1.That you agreed to fix the outcome of your match with Ali Carter at the Welsh Open in Wales 15th January 2016 in breach of Rule 2.1.2.1 ,
2. That you agreed to fix the outcome of your match with Stuart Bingham Indian Open Qualifiers on 30th June 2016 in breach of Rule 2.1.2.1 ,
3. That you agreed to fix the outcome of your match with Stephen Maguire at the UK Championships in York on 24th November 2016 in breach of Rule 2.1.2.1 ,
4. That you failed to cooperate with the investigation by failing to provide material that was requested of you during the investigation in breach of Rule 4.4 of the WPBSA Members Rules
His compatriot Cao Yupeng also pleaded guilty to fixing, and was banned for six years although three and a half years of his sentence are suspended.
Suspicious betting patterns in numerous matches were investigated over two years in one of the sport's biggest corruption scandals.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/snooker/46383380
Round 2
Results
Stephen Maguire 6-4 Scott Donaldson
Jack Lisowski 6-1 Mei Xiwen
Alan McManus 6-5 John Higgins
Tian Pengfei 6-2 Jimmy Robertson
Neil Robertson 6-3 Thepchaiya Un-Nooh
Mark Williams 6-0 Daniel Wells
Xiao Guodong 6-3 Ben Woollaston
Zhou Yuelong 6-4 Mark Davis
Stuart Bingham 6-5 Kurt Maflin
Barry Hawkins 6-0 Ian Burns
Akani Songsermsawad 6-5 James Cahill
Kyren Wilson 6-2 Mike Dunn
Tom Ford 6-5 Rob Milkins
Lu Ning 6-4 Mark Joyce
Mark King 6-2 Li Hang
Joe Perry 6-1 Michael Holt
Round 2
Results
Yan Bingtao 6-1 Paul Davison
Dave Gilbert 6-4 Peter Ebdon
Luca Brecel 6-5 Liam Highfield
Jak Jones 6-5 Joe Swail
Martin O'Donnell 6-5 Chen Feilong
Ronnie O'Sullivan 6-5 Ken Doherty
Ding Junhui 6-5 Matt Selt
Gary Wilson 6-3 Sam Baird
Mark Allen 6-2 Rory McLeod
Graeme Dott 6-2 Matthew Stevens
Marco Fu 6-2 Luo Honghao
Hossein Vafaei 6-4 Martin Gould
Joe O'Conor 6-3 Andrew Higginson
Noppon Saengkham 6-0 Rod Lawler
Judd Trump 6-5 Dominic Dale
Ali Carter 6-4 Chris Wakelin
Round 3
Quarter 1
Ronnie O'Sullivan(3) v Zhou Yuelong(32)
Marco Fu(16) v Jack Lisowski(17)
Tian Pengfei(91) v Martin O'Donnell(59)
Xiao Guodong(25) v Ding Junhui(8)
Quarter 2
Judd Trump(5) v Mark King(23)
Joe O'Connor(121) v Joe Perry(21)
Lu Ning(112) v Luca Brecel(13)
Tom Ford(36) v Alan McManus(64)
Quarter 3
Akani Songsermsawad(65) v Jak Jones(102)
Stuart Bingham(14) v Dave Gilbert(19)
Yan Bimgtao(22) v Kyren Wilson(11)
Gary Wilson(38) v Barry Hawkins(6)
Quarter 4
Mark Allen(7) v Hossein Vafaei(39)
Neil Robertson(10) v Graeme Dott(23)
Ali Carter(18) v Stephen Maguire(15)
Noppon Saengkham(34) v Mark Williams(2)
Watch out for Lisowski v Fu.
In the live table
Lisowski is 16th with £282,100
Fu is 17th with £276,000
Last event to qualify for the Masters this could decide who gets that last spot.
Thers is still an outside chance of Carter getting there as well but its likely the winner of this match will be at Ally Pally in Jan
Ronnies comments last night were a disgrace to the game, and he rightly got told to shut up by Barry Hearn, a few other players have come out criticizing Ronnie and his comments as well