The WPBSA have today announced that Irish amateur John Sutton has been suspended from snooker for a period of six years, after he was found to be in breach of rules relating to corruption and the misuse of inside information relating to his match with Jamie Burnett at last season’s International Championship qualifiers.
The WPBSA statement follows:
As a result of suspicious betting patterns on the match between John Sutton and Jamie Burnett at the International Championship in Barnsley on 24th September 2014, Nigel Mawer, the Chairman of the WPBSA Disciplinary Committee, launched an investigation supported by the International Centre for Sport Security (ICSS) and the Gambling Commission SBIU .
Following a weekend in Germany for the Ruhr Open, the snooker circus heads to York on Tuesday for the start of the second most prestigious ranking event on the calendar, the UK Championship in York.
Click below for my thoughts on the tournament in general, as well as the shape of the draw and confirmation of which opening round matches will be streamed prior to the start of the televised stages at the weekend…