Pang Renlong, who competed on the ITF World Tennis Tour, the third professional level of world tennis, admitted to his actions. He fixed the scores of 5 of his own matches and attempted to fix 17 others, with 6 of those attempts being successful, between May and September 2024. The 25-year-old player waived his right to a public hearing, meaning no full detailed decision on the case has been released.
The ITIA also fined Pang USD 110,000, with USD 70,000 of the penalty suspended.
Player Pang Renlong. |
During that five-month period, Pang participated in 26 matches on the World Tennis Tour and one match on the ATP Challenger Tour, winning 13 and losing 14. His highest world ranking was 1,316, achieved in November 2024. He has been provisionally suspended since that month.
According to sources from The Athletic, Pang's case is linked to those of two other Chinese players: Li Wenfu and Zhang Jin. Male player Li Wenfu was previously suspended for 2 years 3 months, while female player Zhang Jin received a 2-year suspension. Decisions for both were issued in November 2025, also for match-fixing to receive money.
The ITIA also issued provisional suspensions for Pang and two other players: Jaimee Floyd-Angele (France) and Anapat Timangkul (Thailand), who are also suspected of violating anti-corruption rules.
Floyd-Angele, 25, was investigated during the review of the case involving Quentin Folliot, a French player banned for 20 years in early December 2025 for 27 anti-corruption violations.
Previously, Folliot, 26, was accused of 30 violations but denied them all. Anti-corruption official Amani Khalifa described him as "a central figure in a network of players operating on behalf of a match-fixing syndicate."
The full decision on Folliot's case cited evidence of conversations where the player persuaded or requested colleagues to influence match outcomes, as well as receipts related to fixing payments. Floyd-Angele was ultimately banned for 5 years 3 months.
Ha Phuong (via The Athletic)
