Chen Zifan

In this Chinese name, the family name is Chen (陈).
Chen Zifan
Paul Hunter Classic 2018
Born (1995-09-17) 17 September 1995 (age 28)
Xi'an, Shaanxi, China
Sport country China
Professional2017–2023
Highest ranking76 (May 2021)
Best ranking finishLast 16 (x1)

Chen Zifan (Chinese: 陈子凡; born 17 September 1995) is a Chinese professional snooker player who, in 2023, received a five-year ban from professional competition after committing match-fixing offences.

In December 2022, Chen was suspended from the professional tour amid a match-fixing investigation.[1] In January 2023, he was charged with fixing matches on the tour.[2] In June 2023, he was banned from professional competition until 20 December 2027.[3]

  1. ^ "Chen becomes eighth Chinese player to be suspended". BBC Sport. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
  2. ^ Huart, Matt (18 January 2023). "WPBSA Statement | 18 January 2023". WPBSA. Retrieved 18 January 2023.
  3. ^ Huart, Matt (6 June 2023). "WPBSA Statement | 6 June 2023". WPBSA. Retrieved 7 June 2023.