A criminal investigation into an alleged match-fixing plot involving two professional snooker players has been dropped.
Stephen Maguire and Jamie Burnett were questioned by police after bookmakers reported unusual betting patterns before the pair's 2008 UK Championship match.
Large sums of money were being put on Maguire to win 9-3, and prior to the match on 15 December bookies suspended betting.
The match ended 9-3 to Maguire after Burnett missed a black at the end of the 12th frame.
Both players denied any wrongdoing and pledged to comply with the investigation.
Following a report from Strathclyde Police, British authorities announced that they had found insufficient evidence to justify a criminal prosecution.
The World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association (WPBSA), the governing body of professional snooker, confirmed they would now launch their own inquiry into the matter.
The organisation said in a statement: 'Following a full and comprehensive investigation into a match at the UK Championship in December 2008, the Scottish Crown Counsel has decided that there is insufficient evidence to justify a criminal prosecution.
'This case has now been referred to the WPBSA for consideration of disciplinary proceedings against the two members who contested the match, Stephen Maguire and Jamie Burnett.'
Jason Ferguson, WPBSA chairman, said: 'We are treating this case very seriously. We will now be given access to the evidence connected with the case, and our disciplinary committee will review that evidence thoroughly.'
The integrity of the sport has been in the spotlight following a series of incidents in recent years.
Australian player Quinten Hann was banned for eight years after being found guilty of throwing frames in 2006, while four-time world champion John Higgins was suspended last year as World Snooker investigated a News of the World report that he had discussed the possibility of fixing frames in return for money.
Higgins was cleared of match-fixing last September but was given a six-month ban - backdated to May 2010 - and fined £75,000 after being found guilty of disrepute for failing to report the approach to fix matches.
South African Peter Francisco was banned for five years in 1995 after an investigation into betting.
