A fine is also due
Tennis player banned for twelve years
December 21, 2025 – 7:15 a.mReading time: 1 min.
A Chinese tennis player admits to match-fixing and is punished. In addition to a year-long ban, he also has to pay money.
China’s Pang Renlong has been banned for twelve years by the International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA). The organization accuses the 25-year-old of match-fixing in a total of 22 cases.
Among other things, Pang took part in the ITF men’s tournament in Causeway Bay in August 2024. There he lost 0:6, 2:6 against the South Korean Shin Woo-bin, who was ranked 697th in the world at the time.
According to ITIA, Pang admitted to rigging five of his own games and encouraging other players to do the same. In addition, he made “corrupt advances” in eleven other cases, six of which games were also manipulated.
The incidents occurred between May and September 2024 at ITF tournaments in Turkey, Hong Kong and mainland China. Pang also competed in the qualification for the Jinan Open, an ATP Challenger tournament in China, but was unable to qualify for the main draw.
In addition to the ban, which is expected to last until 2036 and already includes an interim ban, he received a fine of $110,000. Of that, $70,000 was placed on probation.
During the suspension, Pang will not be allowed to participate in events, train, or attend tournaments that are under the supervision of major tennis associations or national associations.