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Zhao Xintong has been given an additional 10-month ban

Five Chinese players have match-fixing bans extended

China's snooker authorities have upheld lifetime bans for match-fixing handed out to Liang Wenbo and Li Hang by the sport's world governing body (WPBSA) and given five other players longer suspensions for domestic matches.

Snooker • 22 Jun 23

Five players suspended over suspected betting breach

Five Chinese players have been suspended from competing on the World Snooker Tour pending an investigation into a potential breach of betting regulations.

Snooker • 09 Dec 22

Ken Doherty lost the final two frames to miss out

Ken Doherty loses out in World Championship qualifier

Ken Doherty has failed to make it through World Championship qualification after a 6-4 loss to Jamaica's Rory McLeod.

Snooker • 09 Apr 22

Liang's tour spot in doubt after assault conviction

Liang Wenbo's status on the world snooker tour is under review after the former UK Championship runner-up was fined for assaulting a woman in Sheffield.

Snooker • 01 Apr 22

Judd Trump fought back from being 4-1 down

Trump battles back from 4-1 down to beat Liang Wenbo

World number three Judd Trump overturned a 4-1 deficit to beat Liang Wenbo 5-4 and book his place in the last 16 of the Nirvana Turkish Masters.

Snooker • 10 Mar 22

Judd Trump overcame Chris Wakelin, winning 5-3

Trump edges past Wakelin at Turkish Masters

World number three Judd Trump was made to work hard to book his place in the last-32 of the Nirvana Turkish Masters after a 5-3 win over Chris Wakelin.

Snooker • 09 Mar 22

Trump wary of upsets after easing through to last-16

Judd Trump believes the door is still wide open for an upset at the UK Championship despite the world number one easing into the last-16.

Snooker • 30 Nov 20

Agony for O'Brien as Liang Wenbo ends Crucible dream

Ireland's Fergal O'Brien fell agonisingly short of making it to the Crucible as Liang Wenbo held his nerve in the deciding frame of their World Championship final qualifying round match to edge a seven-hour epic 10-9.

Snooker • 28 Jul 20

Mark Selby is out of the Championship League

Selby crashes out of Championship League

Three-time world champion Mark Selby missed out on reaching the next round of the Championship League after Liang Wenbo claimed victory.

Snooker • 04 Jun 20

Wenbo misses out on double 147 with final black

Liang Wenbo missed the chance to become the first player in professional snooker history to make two 147 breaks in the same competitive match when he failed to sink the final black.

Snooker • 12 Apr 18

Watch: Liang Wenbo secures big bonus with 147 break

Liang Wenbo completed the first 147 of the new season of the 2017/2018 snooker season on the way to a 4-3 victory in his second round English Open match this afternoon.

Snooker • 18 Oct 17

Liang Wenbo