The International Betting Integrity Association has endorsed the World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association in its decision to sanction 10 Chinese professional snooker players for a number of violations linked to match manipulation. The WPBSA Disciplinary Commission has imposed lengthy bans on the other players as well as two lifetime bans on Liang Wenbo and Li Hang. The IBIA and its member companies, bet365, Betway, and FanDuel, will start and fund a national athlete education effort in Canada.