Eight Year Ban For Hann
Australian snooker player Quinten Hann has been found guilty of breaking rules governing match-fixing and handed an eight-year ban.
The World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association acted after Hann met undercover jouralists in 2005.
A disciplinary panel decided that he had ‘knowingly entered in an agreement to join in an unlawful enterprise to fix results for financial gain.’
Hann had denied the charge in a letter, but was also fined £10,000.
The playing ban is purely academic following the Australian’s decision to quit the sport on Tuesday.
It marks an undignified end to the career of a player of undoubted talent who has been dogged by disciplinary problems both inside and outside the playing arena.
He freely admitted turning up to play at the 2005 World Championships with a hangover, was happy to admit he did not practice and challenged Andy Hicks to a fight after their 2004 game at the Crucible.
