Liang Wenbo of China in a game at the World Snooker Championships event round one against Neil Robertson at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield in England in 2021. Photo: Getty Images
Liang Wenbo of China in a game at the World Snooker Championships event round one against Neil Robertson at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield in England in 2021. Photo: Getty Images

Chinese pro snooker player Liang Wenbo pleads guilty to assaulting a woman in UK, handed 12 months community order

  • Liang was caught on CCTV hitting and kicking a woman in Sheffield city centre in what local authorities called ‘a sustained and deliberate assault’
  • The former world No 11 is set to miss the world championship as World Snooker Tour issues ‘suspension with immediate effect’

Liang Wenbo of China in a game at the World Snooker Championships event round one against Neil Robertson at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield in England in 2021. Photo: Getty Images
Liang Wenbo of China in a game at the World Snooker Championships event round one against Neil Robertson at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield in England in 2021. Photo: Getty Images
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