The John Higgins case is still a bleeding wound for the WPBSA, his future is now forever tarnished with doubts of his game play and whether or not he has thrown a game for money. As Higgins returned the professional game play in Hamm at the EPTC 5 event, the WPBSA launched its anti- corruption hotline. This means that players can report any suspicious activity that could damage the snooker business, its credibility and transparency or even the honesty of a certain snooker player.
The WPBSA disciplinary chief David Douglas said: "It is a hotline and email service for the players that is anonymous or otherwise. The players can use it to report suspicious activities or to inquire about information about the rules and regulations. It is a case of the WPBSA being pro-active and making sure we are not arrogant to think that corruption is not a part, or could not be a part, of the sport."
The integrity unit sounds like a great idea and will hopefully bring back the well respected name of the gentlemans sport, but there will always be the shadow of dout and with two players still being under suspicion but being aloowed to play, can th egame be fully cleaned up?
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