Singapore media has confirmed that a British national has been arrested on suspicion of illegal betting during last week’s WTA Finals in Singapore.
The arrest was made last Wednesday during the evening session according to The New Paper (TNP). During the Wednesday night session Garbine Muguruza defeated Angelique Kerber 6-4, 6-4, before Martina Hingis and Sania Mirza won their doubles match.
The British High Commission is currently providing support to the accused Britain but did not elaborate any further. TNP has also confirmed that a Russian man was questioned by officials from the WTA a day before the arrest of the British national.
Speaking about the issue, Sports Hub’s senior director Jose Raymond pledged to assist the police with their enquiries.
“The Singapore Sports Hub enjoys a close working relationship with the Singapore Police Force”. Raymond said.
“We will support and assist them in any ongoing investigations.”
There is yet to be any official statement from the prosecutors regarding details of the alleged offence. It is speculated that the accused could of been involved in courtsiding. Courtsiding is when a person sends information live from a sporting event specifically for gambling purposes. During the 2014 Australian Open a 22-year-old British man was arrested for alleged courtsiding after officials said that he had an electronic device in his shorts. After having the case dropped in March 2014, the Brit described coursiding as ‘a dream job’ during an interview with the BBC earlier this year.
There is yet to be any official comment from the WTA regarding the matter.
