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Williams and Jogia In Hot Water With WPBSA

Mark Williams lands himself in trouble with the snooker authorities for the second time in a year (credit: Dean Mouhtaropoulos/Getty Images)
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Mark Williams and Joe Jogia have been disciplined by snooker's governing body for separate incidents that were seen to bring the game into disrepute.

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Two-time World Champion Williams as expected has been punished for his controversial comments in the build-up to the World Championship during which he launched a foul-mouthed rant on Twitter.

Williams tweeted: "WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS just around the corner. shame its played in the crucible, shxt hole, hopefully it will be in china soon."

The Welshman has been fined £3,000 by the World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association and ordered to pay and extra £1,000 for the costs of the hearing.

It is the second time in the space of a year that the 37-year-old has been sanctioned, having previously posted obscene remarks on the social networking site.

Meanwhile Joe Jogia has been suspended from competing on the World Snooker Tour until further notice as the WPBSA launches an investigation into suspicious betting patterns during a game at the Sky Snooker Shootout in Blackpool on January 28. 

Jogia was due to face Matthew Selt in the opening round of the quick-fire event, but World Snooker’s integrity unit was tipped off by bookmakers when an unusually high number of bets were placed on the Leicester cueman to lose.

He then withdrew from the event just days before he was due to play, blaming a leg injury.

The current suspension will remain in place until the conclusion of the hearing and could see a lengthy ban for the world number 47 should he be found guilty.

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