Snooker Champion Mark King Receives Five-Year Ban for Match Fixing

King found guilty of fixing a match and sharing inside information, ordered to pay significant fines.

Mark King, a former Northern Ireland Open champion, has been banned from professional snooker for five years after being found guilty of match fixing.
The World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association (WPBSA) ruled that King fixed a match against Joe Perry in February 2023, following suspicious betting activity.
King was also found guilty of providing inside information for betting purposes on the same match, resulting in a fine of over £68,000.
Charges related to a separate match against John Higgins in December 2022 were dismissed, and no other players were implicated in the case.
King, who denies the charges, has until November 28 to appeal the decision, with his ban set to conclude in March 2028.