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Former world champion Bingham faces disciplinary hearing

LONDON (Reuters) - Former world champion Stuart Bingham is facing a disciplinary hearing after falling foul of the sport's betting laws, the World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association (WPBSA) said on Wednesday.

Former world champion Bingham faces disciplinary hearing
(Reuters)

The governing body said in a statement that it had investigated a breach by England's 2015 world champion and that "there was a case to answer".

Bingham, 40, has admitted breaking WPBSA rules, but there is no suggestion of match-fixing.

"This was just a case of me not being clear on the rules," world number three Bingham told the BBC.

"I did not know I was not allowed to bet on other players' matches. I thought it was just my own I could not bet on, and I have never done that."

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(Reporting by Martyn Herman, editing by Ed Osmond)


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