Snooker star banned after match-fixing scandal wins another tournament and makes 147

Zhao Xintong served a 20-month ban and has returned to snooker in stellar form.

One snooker star who was banned for their role in a match-fixing scandal has won yet another tournament while hitting a 147 break.

Zhao Xintong had been handed a 20-month ban for his role in the infamous match-fixing scandal that rocked snooker last year.

The Chinese ace was among 10 players who were given bans, but because Zhao wasn’t said to have directly thrown a match himself, he got off the lightest in comparison

Zhao Xintong had been handed a 20-month ban for his role in the infamous match-fixing scandal that rocked snooker last year.

The Chinese ace was among 10 players who were given bans, but because Zhao wasn’t said to have directly thrown a match himself, he got off the lightest in comparison

Zhao was found not to have fixed any games himself, yet was still reprimanded for being a guilty party to another player who was betting on snooker matches.