Snooker: Lee found guilty of match fixing
Former world number five Stephen Lee was found guilty of fixing seven snooker matches.
LONDON, Sept 16, 2013 (AFP) - Former world number five Stephen Lee was found guilty of fixing seven snooker matches on Monday.
England s Lee could face a lifetime ban after the verdict was confirmed by Nigel Mawer, the chairman of the disciplinary committee of the World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association (WPSBA).
The 38-year-old s sanction will be announced at a separate hearing on September 24.
Lee, the winner of five ranking titles during his career, was charged following an investigation into eight matches -- four at the Malta Cup in 2008, two at the UK Championship 2008, and one each at the China Open in 2009 and the World Championship the same year.
He was suspended last October and an independent hearing was arranged by Sport Resolutions UK.
It is the biggest case of match-fixing to hit snooker since Australian Quinten Hann was suspended for eight years in 2006 for breaking rules governing match-fixing after he was caught in a sting by undercover reporters where he agreed to lose a game at the China Open in return for money.
Last year, Joe Jogia was banned for two years after the WPBSA found him guilty of breaching betting rules.
