Hann in eight-year ban

ByReuters

Published 18/02/2006 at 16:38 GMT

Australian Quinten Hann has received an eight-year ban after being found guilty of match-fixing by the World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association (WPBSA). World number 22 Hann had not played since newspaper allegations last year he accepted mone

SNOOKER 2006 Quinten Hann

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A disciplinary hearing found Hann had "knowingly entered into an agreement to join in an unlawful enterprise to fix the results of certain snooker competitions in return for financial gain," the WPBSA said in a statement.

The 28-year-old did not attend the hearing but denied the allegations in a letter. He was also ordered to pay costs limited to 10,000 pounds ($17,360).

Hann effectively ended his career by resigning from the WPBSA earlier in the week.

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