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https://dafabetsports.com/en/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/Stephen-Lee-banned-from-snooker-for-12-years.jpg620350Former world number five Stephen Lee has been banned from snooker for 12 years after being found guilty of seven charges of match fixing. Following a lengthy investigation, Lee was found guilty of match fixing by an independent tribunal last week and today learnt his fate. The match-fixing charges relate to seven matches in 2008 and 2009 when Lee was said to be in a ‘financially perilous state’ and was also described as ‘a weak man in a vulnerable position who succumbed to temptation’. Even so the World Professional Billards and Snooker Association (WPBSA) have come down hard the player. WPBSA had been pushing for a lifetime ban but 12 years is effectively the same thing, according to the organisation’s head of disciplinary Nigel Mawer. “We did say we were seeking a life ban because it was seven matches that had been fixed including during the world championships,” Mawer revealed. “But in effect it is a life ban because I think it is highly unlikely that Stephen Lee will be able to come back to the sport at this level. “We don’t take great pleasure out of that – this is a case of a fantastic snooker player who has