Former Northern Ireland Open champion Mark King has been banned from snooker for five years after being found guilty of match fixing, the World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association (WPBSA) said on Friday.
The Pakistan Billiards and Snooker Association has lodged a formal complaint with the sport's world governing body and the organisers after their squad was denied visas by the Indian High Commission for the IBSF U-18 and U-21 World Championships
The event was scheduled to be held in Kochi from September 18-22 but the World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association (WPBSA) said they would explore alternative dates.
British snooker player Stephen Lee was handed a 12-year ban on Wednesday after being found guilty of match-fixing.
Billiards and snooker launched an unexpected bid to win a spot on the Tokyo 2020 Olympics sports programme, saying sharp global rise in popularity helped their case.
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