World Snooker final halted by protestor complaint about BBC licence fee
The World Snooker Championship Final was briefly interrupted by a female protestor who had to be escorted from the playing area by a referee and security staff.
Match official Rob Spencer was forced into emergency action when a spectator jumped over the advertising hoardings at the Crucible Theatre and appeared to shout ‘who f***ing pays their TV licence anyway’ and then ‘nobody pays their TV licence’.
TV producers opted against showing the incident with the cameras trained on the table while the protestor was dealt with and led away.
Play quickly resumed John Parrott, the 1991 world champion, said: ‘Sorry for the minor disturbance, it’s all sorted.’
Last night’s semi-final between Yize and Mark Allen was also the subject of a bizarre interuption when a member of the crowed yelled ‘Never forget the Epstein files.’
Neither protest was, however, quite as disruptive as Just Stop Oil protest that occurred atthe 2023 World Championship and saw an activist throw orange dust on one of the tables.
(Credits: Mike Egerton/PA Wire)
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