Threats, bets and guilty WhatsApps: Inside snooker’s Chinese match-fixing scandal – and how they got caught

A major match-fixing scandal in snooker resulted in 10 Chinese players being banned from the sport. The investigation, reported three years after the story first broke, revealed the use of WhatsApp messages as key evidence in exposing the conspiracy. The scandal involved threats and illegal betting, making it one of the most significant corruption cases in snooker's history.