US EditionFrench Tennis Player Quentin Folliot Suspended for 20 Years, Fined $70,000 for Match-Fixing
Quentin Folliot received a 20-year ban, $70,000 fine, and must repay over $44,000 for 27 breaches including match-fixing and corruption, ITIA said.
- The ITIA suspended Quentin Folliot for 20 years and fined him $70,000, crediting time served from a May 2024 provisional suspension with eligibility ending in May 2044.
- Investigators concluded Quentin Folliot, 26-year-old French tennis player, was central to a match-fixing syndicate with allegations including contriving outcomes and offering money to fix matches.
- Anti-Corruption Hearing Officer Amani Khalifa upheld 27 of 30 charges against Quentin Folliot at an October remote hearing, dismissing three charges tied to a 2024 doubles match.
- The ruling bars Quentin Folliot from playing, coaching, or attending tennis events authorized or sanctioned by ITIA members and national associations and orders repayment of more than $44,000 in corrupt payments.
- The Dec. 1 written decision states Amani Khalifa characterized Folliot as `a vector for a wider criminal syndicate`, citing willful obstruction and naming him the sixth player sanctioned.
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French Tennis Player Suspended 20 Years For Being 'Central Figure' In Match-Fixing 'Syndicate'
The International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA) has suspended French tennis player Quentin Folliot for 20 years for match-fixing. They also fined him $70,000 and required him to repay “corrupt payments” totaling more than $44,000. “26-year-old Folliot was discovered through an ITIA investigation to be a central figure in a network of players operating on behalf of a match-fixing syndicate,” the International Tennis Integrity Agency wrote in a s…
The accused believes that Quentin Folliot is part of a more comprehensive criminal organization, encouraging other players to join the game manipulation schemes in professional circles.
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Frenchman Quentin Folliot banned 20 years for match fixing
France's Quentin Folliot was suspended 20 years by the ATP and received a $70,000 fine for being a central player in what was described as a "match-fixing syndicate," the International Tennis Integrity Agency announced Thursday.
The French player Quentin Folliot has been punished with a suspension for 20 years, in addition to a fine of 60,000 euros, for committing 27 violations of the anti-corruption code of tennis, as reported by the International Agency for Integrity in Tennis. The Frenchman was a key piece in a network of rigged games that was investigated and disarticulated on 14 October and operated in France, Romania, Bulgaria and also Spain, where a person was ar…
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