STUART BINGHAM says Leo Fernandez’s ban is a stark reminder that corruption in snooker is “just not worth it”.
Ireland’s Ferandez, 40, has been suspended from the sport for 15 months after he admitted he deliberately played a foul shot in a World Championship qualifier in April which enabled others to profit from betting.
Bingham, 40, said: “I turned pro at the same time as Leo in 1995 and we came through together so this came as a shock to me.
STUART BINGHAM is looking forward to his return to the Indian Open after a three-year absence from the event.
Ball Run last played in the tournament in New Delhi in 2013 when he lost 4-3 in the last 16 to Pankaj Advani and did not enter the following season after the dates of the event in Mumbai were changed from October to March due to local elections.
It was not staged in the last campaign but it is back this month (July 5-9) in Hyderabad and Bingham gets underway against Lincolnshire rookie Steven Hallworth, 20, in round one on Tuesday.
Bingham said: “It will be good to compete in the event again and I am looking forward to the trip and the warm welcome we get in India.