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Mark King suspended from World Snooker Tour throughout betting investigation
Mark King suspended from World Snooker Tour throughout betting investigation
2023-03-18 14:42:13
England’s Mark King has been suspended from the World Snooker Tour whereas an investigation is carried out into stories of irregular betting patterns.
The World Skilled Billiards and Snooker Affiliation (WPBSA) is trying into stories round King’s 4-0 defeat by Joe Perry at February’s Welsh Open.
The WPBSA stated King was barred from “attending or competing” on the tour with “fast impact”.
The 48-year-old world quantity 57 has the proper to attraction in opposition to the choice.
“The suspension will stay in place till the conclusion of the investigation or any subsequent fees which will or will not be introduced,” the WPBSA added.
King turned skilled in 1991 and reached a career-high world rating of 11 in 2003, along with his solely rating title coming on the Northern Eire Open in 2016.
