World Snooker has issued lifetime bans for Liang Wenbo and Li Hang along with lengthy bans for others involved in the latest match-fixing scandal.
Yan Bingtao, winner of the Masters in 2021, has been banned for five years following 'early admissions and plea of guilt', a sentence reduced from seven and a half, while Zhao Xintong's ban was reduced from two and a half years to 20 months for the same reason.
Lu Ning's ban is four months longer than that of Yan, with Zhao Jianbo, Chang Bingyu, Bai Langling, Chen Zifan and Zhang Jiankang also receiving bans of varying lengths.
Liang Wenbo has been given a lifetime from snooker and is to pay £43,000 in costs.
Li Hang has been given a lifetime from snooker and is to pay £43,000 in costs.
Lu Ning has been given an 8 year suspension, reduced following early admissions and his plea of guilty, to 5 years and 4 months until 6 April 2028. He is to pay £7,500 in costs.
Yan Bingtao has been given a 7 year and 6 months suspension, reduced following early admissions and plea of guilty, to 5 years until 11 December 2027. He is to pay £7,500 in costs.
Zhao Xintong has been given a 2 year and 6 months suspension, reduced following early admissions and his plea of guilty, to 1 year and 8 months until 1 September 2024. He is to pay £7,500 in costs.
Zhao Jianbo has been given a 3 year and 6 months suspension, reduced following early admissions and his plea of guilty, to 2 years and 4 months until 7 April 2025. He is to pay £7,500 in costs.
Chang Bingyu has been given a 3 year suspension, reduced following early admissions and his plea of guilty, to 2 years until 7 December 2024. He is to pay £7,500 in costs.
Bai Langning has been given a 4 year suspension, reduced following early admissions and his plea of guilty, to 2 years and 8 months until 6 August 2025. He is to pay £7,500 in costs.
Chen Zifan has been given a 7 year and 6 months suspension, reduced following early admissions and his plea of guilty, to 5 years until 20 December 2027. He is to pay £7,500 in costs.
Zhang Jiankang has been given a 4 year and 5 months suspension, reduced following early admissions and his plea of guilty, to 2 years and 11 months until 1 December 2025. He is to pay £7,500 in costs.
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