Climate activists halt play at World Snooker Championship
Climate activists from the 'Just Stop Oil' group halted play at the World Snooker Championship on Monday, with one throwing orange powder on the table at the Crucible Theatre.
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World Snooker Championship 2023: Mark Allen jokes with marker after foul – 'You’ve got one job!'
Mark Allen showed his lighter side in his match against Fan Zhengyi despite an invasion by Just Stop Oil activists at the World Snooker Championship. Allen joked with the crowd saying “I don’t know what all the fuss was about” after he potted the first ball on resumption of play following the delay.
Just Stop Oil protesters halt play at world championship
SHEFFIELD, England: A 'Just Stop Oil' protestor halted play at the world snooker championship on Monday after climbing onto table one and scattering orange powder over the surface.
World Snooker Championship 2023 protest: Just Stop Oil activists invade the Crucible and throw powder on table
Just Stop Oil protesters invaded the Crucible at the World Championship on Monday evening, with a man climbing on to the table during the match between Robert Milkins and Joe Perry and covering it in orange power. On the other table, where Mark Allen was playing the final session of his match against Fan Zhengyi, a woman tried to get on the baize but was pulled away by referee Olivier Martell. Both matches were immediately suspended, with the players leaving the arena.
Protesters force stoppage at World Snooker Championship
'Just Stop Oil' protesters forced a stoppage in play early in the evening session at the World Snooker Championship in Sheffield.
World Snooker Championship 2023 live – Ding Junhui v Hossein Vafaei, followed by Mark Williams against Jimmy Robertson
The 2023 Snooker World Championship is in full swing and it is another bumper day of action from the Crucible. Ad Ding Junhui and Hossein Vafaei will play to a conclusion from 10:00 with Ding leading 5-4, while Mark Allen begins his Crucible quest with an encounter against Fan Zhengyi, also at 10:00.
O'Sullivan starts World Championship against Pang Junxu
Seven-time world champion Ronnie O'Sullivan will take on Pang Junxu in the first round of the World Snooker Championship while Mark Selby will kick off his campaign with a meeting with Matthew Selt.
Who has qualified for World Championship Snooker last 32 at Crucible? Joe Perry 'sick' after win over friend Mark Davis
The last 32 of the 47th World Championship has been finalised with former semi-finalists David Gilbert and Joe Perry qualifying for the Crucible Theatre. Gilbert fired three centuries in completing a 10-7 win over two-time finalist Matthew Stevens to reach the first round proper while Joe Perry edged out close friend Mark Davis on the final black of the final frame in a dramatic 10-9 victory at the English Institute of Sport. Ad The win means two-time Six Red world champion Davis must return to Q School in the summer if he is to extend his 32-year stay on the main professional circuit.