Yan Bingtao suspended after match-fixing investigation.

Snooker General

Yan Bingtao suspended after match-fixing investigation.

The sport's governing body has officially announced that Sheffield-based former Masters champion Yan Bingtao has been suspended from the World Snooker Tour after an ongoing investigation into match-fixing.

Yan Bingtao became the seventh player to be suspended in a matter of weeks over investigations into match-fixing.

The Chinese world number 16, Yan Bingtao has been banned from attending or competing at events with immediate effect as the WPBSA continues to probe allegations that matches were manipulated for betting purposes.

Five other Chinese players, Lu Ning, Li Hang, Zhao Jianbo, Bai Langning and Chang Bingyu were suspended last week while countryman Liang Wenbo was banned in October.