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Baird beat Wembo thats a shock and Lliang made a couple of centuries and big breaks0
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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 11 -
UK Championship
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
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UK Championship
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)1 -
Big story developing with two Chinese players banned for match fixing. Snooker has a huge problem.0
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This has been ongoing for a few months, both players picked up suspensions whilst being investigated, as you say both now have full bansWelshAddick said:Big story developing with two Chinese players banned for match fixing. Snooker has a huge problem.
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 20290 -
Full WBPSA statement regarding Delu ans Yupeng
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.0 -
Charges admitted by both players
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 Rules0 -
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/463833801 -
great result for the amateur James Cahill beating Selby1
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UK Championship
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 Holt1 -
UK Championship
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 Wakelin1 -
UK Championship
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)0 -
There is a massive massive game there.
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
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I see O'Sullivan wants to set up a rival tour, including the two banned Chinese players and Hendry.0
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Let him haha, cant see to many sponsers wanting to get involved with players who are banned for match fixing,LawrieAbrahams said:I see O'Sullivan wants to set up a rival tour, including the two banned Chinese players and Hendry.
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 well0 -
For those that didnt see I will find the tweet0
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Harshly treated, he has said a lot of shit over the years but this by far is his most stupid comment ever, great response from Hearn.
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As I've said many times. Ronnie is the greatest snooker player I've ever seen & I love watching him play, but he's an absolute twat!!1
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I think he is just trying to wind Hearn up but he does come out with some crap sometimes.0
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UK Championship
Round 3
Results
Tom Fors 6-3 Alan McManus
Lu Ning 6-4 Luca Brecel
Ronnie O'Sullivan 6-0 Zhou Yuelong
Kyren Wilson 6-2 Yan Bingtao
Stephen Maguire 6-3 Ali Carter
Joe Perry 6-2 Joe O'Connor
Martin O'Donnell 6-4 Tian Pengfei
Mark Williams 6-3 Noppon Saengkham1 -
Cheers for updates Paulie, Watched a bit of Ronnie yesterday but Yulong gifted him most frames and ROS wasn't really firing scoreline was flattering.
Disappointing 2 more players have been involved in match fixing, shame about Cao Yupeng as he is a good player and had a good few results. 1 non ranking victory, was finalist in 2 events last year and 1 semi.
Cant say i have read any of the ROS stuff but heard them briefly talking about another tour, he wont do it its more just a way of trying to manipulate the tour but neither will ever happen IMO. Jimmy White was saying that Ronnie could play on a tour in China for alot more money but doesn't want to do this, although they are good friends so he will probably always see Ronnies view.0 -
Big game this afternoon
Lisowski v Fu
Carter losing last night has droppes him out of the race to the masters and Brecel who is currently 14th is waiting on other results after his defeat0 -
@paulie8290 I have a question regarding the 2 banned Chinese players in the match fixing scandal & value your input on this thread.
How does a player fix a score in a match without the other player knowing?? I just can't get my head around how the other player wouldn't be in on it? If the Chinese players were meant to lose 4-0 I could understand , but that doesn't seem to be the case0 -
Basically what they are saying was that the players fixes either result or how many frames which is easy enough to do if you pick the right games for example 2 of Delus was either player to win 4-3 against Martin McCrudden and Ian Glover, now he should beat either of those so would have no issue winning 3 or 4 frames and just needed to mess up shots on the other frames to make sure the other player won 3 frames and make it look like a miss cue or a bad shot.Gravesend_Addick said:@paulie8290 I have a question regarding the 2 banned Chinese players in the match fixing scandal & value your input on this thread.
How does a player fix a score in a match without the other player knowing?? I just can't get my head around how the other player wouldn't be in on it?
With his match against Georgiou it was that he would lose 5-0 so again just miss shots and make it look like u are annoyed.
Cao Yupeng was under a certain amount of frames in matches against Maguire, Carter and Bingham, each time he had to win 1 frame, so he was relying on winning a frame and then playing badly on purpose1 -
UK Championship
Round 3
Results
Stuart Bingham 6-2 Dave Gilbert
Jack Lisowski 6-3 Marco Fu
Neil Robertson 6-5 Graeme Dott
Judd Trump 6-2 Mark King
Akani Songsermsawad 6-2 Jak Jones
Mark Allen 6-2 Hossein Vafaei
Ding Junhui 6-4 Xiao Guodong
Barry Hawkins 6-4 Gary Wilson0 -
UK Championship
Last 16
Quarter 1
Ronnie O'Sullivan(3) v Jack Lisowski(17)
Martin O'Donnell(59) v Ding Junhui(8)
Quarter 2
Judd Trump(5) v Joe Perry(21)
Lu Ning(112) v Tom Ford(36)
Quarter 3
Akani Songsermsawad(65) v Stuart Bingham(14)
Kyren Wilson(11) v Barry Hawkins(6)
Quarter 4
Mark Allen(7) v Neil Robertson(10)
Stephen Maguire(15) v Mark Williams(2)1 -
Ronnie O'Sullivan(3) v Jack Lisowski(17) - could be a cracker, hopefully Lisowski turns up and could cause an upset
Quarter 4 is tough to call each matfch, Wilson / Hawkins also tough one. Some good matches there0 -
Jack wont be happy
2-1 Behind but had chances to be 3-0 ahead0
