"Following the publication of a story in the ""News of the World"" on 2 May 2010, the World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association announced the immediate suspension of 3 time World Champion John Higgins. What was Higgins accused of?"
John Higgins (snooker player) Professional Billiards and Snooker Association (WPBSA) board member, were the subject of match-fixing allegations after being filmed in a sting operation conducted by the now defunct "News of the World". An undercover "News of the World" team, led by Mazher Mahmood, posing as promoters, met Higgins and his manager on 30 April, in a hotel room in Kiev under the pretence of organising a series of events linked to the World Series of Snooker. The newspaper alleged that Higgins and Mooney had agreed to lose four frames in four separate tournaments in exchange for a €300,000 total payment, and further
World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association advance of Premier League scheduling, was not mentioned. In 2010, Barry Hearn acquired a controlling interest in snooker's commercial arm World Snooker Limited. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association The World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association (WPBSA), founded in 1968 and based in Bristol, the United Kingdom, is the governing body of men's professional snooker and English billiards. It owns and sets the official rules of the two sports and engages in promotional activities on behalf of the sports. The WPBSA operates as both the professional governing body of the two cue sports, alongside its amateur counterpart in the International