January 19, 2023 News and Notes

• Large-scale scandal in the world of snooker.  The sport's governing body has charged six Chinese players, including a former Masters champion from the country, with match-fixing.
• Ten Chinese people are suspended in all from playing or even attending professional snooker events, according to a statement from the World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association:
• Former Masters Champion Wen Bingtao has been charged with betting on games and match fixing (multiple matches).
• Lu Ning has been charged with betting on games, obstructing the investigation, match fixing (one match), involvement in further match fixing, and approaching a player to fix a match on the World Snooker Tour.
• Liang Wenbo has been charged with betting, obstruction, involvement in match fixing, and approaching multiple WST players to match-fix.
• Li Hang:  Betting, obstruction, involvement in match fixing, approaching multiple WST players to match-fix.
• Xao Xingtong:  Betting and involvement in match fixing.
• Zhang Jiankang:  Match fixing (one), obstruction, failure to report approaches to fix matches.
• Chen Zifan:  Match fixing (multiple).
• Chang Bingyu:  Match fixing (one).
• Zhao Jianbo:  Match fixing (one).
• Bai Langning:  Involvement in match fixing.
• Date and place of an independent tribunal on the situation to be determined, but all parties are banned from even attendance until the investigation and tribunals are completed.
• Oof.  That sounds the kind of stuff which really is going to be problematic for any future in China of the sport of snooker.   
• The CW Network has sold itself out to the Saudis and will become the first broadcast and streaming home of the LIV Tour.  Perhaps the new home to WWE if what we all believe is to happen comes to pass?