Major Match Fixing Scandal Plagues Snooker.

Match-fixing scandals are not a new occurrence in sports; football, Tennis, and many other sports have had to deal with match-fixing scandals in recent years. Even snooker, a sport much like Billiards popular in the UK and China, has fallen victim to corruption. According to an article on the BBC, ten Chinese players based in Sheffield, England, the city hosting the Snooker World Championships, were in financial difficulties last year. As a result, they resorted to manipulating the outcome of matches they played in return for money. The scandal was blown wide open by snooker’s governing body, the World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association (WPBSA), being alerted to suspicious betting patterns and whistleblowers from inside the game. This incident shows that no matter how big or small the sport is, match-fixing is always a threat to the integrity of the game.