Ex-footballer banned from darts after being discovered responsible of match-fixing
Darts star Jack Main has been banned for 2 years after being discovered responsible of match-fixing by the Darts Regulation Authority.
Main, 27, had been suspended in November after the International Betting Integrity Association reported suspicious betting on the match between Main and Lisa Ashton within the Modus Super Series Event final June.
After an investigation, it was dominated by DRA chairman Nigel Mawer that Main had a case to reply for breaches of the DRA Betting Rules. There is not any suggestion that Ashton was concerned in any manner.
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Main misplaced 4-0 to Ashton within the match involved, as he hit a mean of 72.92 and failed to attain a checkout. Following a listening to, the Englishman has been banned till December 2025 and hit with a advantageous of greater than £750 (by way of the Mirror).
“On 11th December 2023 the DRA Disciplinary Committee heard the case against Jack Main where he was charged with fixing the outcome of his match with Lisa Ashton Ashton, played on 9th June 2023 in the Modus Super Series Event,” a DRA assertion learn.
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“The Committee found that he was in breach of the DRA Betting Rules 2.1.2 and 2.1.3. On 9th February 2024 the Committee has released its decision on sanction.”
“Jack Main has been suspended from attending or competing in DRA governed events until 31st December 2025 and to pay £762.41 in costs. He has the right to appeal the decision of the Disciplinary Committee.”
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Main is now out of motion till 2026 until he fights the ban. He solely began enjoying darts seven years in the past as a result of he injured his knee when he was making an attempt to be a footballer.
He mentioned: “I played for Norwich as a young lad. When I got released I went to Lowestoft I was on the verge of signing for their first team when I got injured. I snapped my kneecap in three places. I’ve got three screws in my knee now and they took my cartilage out.”
