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.
World Championship 2023: Stuart Bingham extends perfect record against David Gilbert to reach last 16
Former Crucible champion Stuart Bingham recovered from a nervy start to continue his remarkable run against David Gilbert with a 10-4 victory that sent him safely into the last 16 of the World Championship. The 2015 world champion found himself 3-1 down but battled back with five frames in a row to take a 6-3 lead by the end of play on Saturday.
Mark Allen determined to turn 'best season' into Crucible
Mark Allen has no desire to sift through the detritus of his Crucible career to date as he prepares to embark on his latest quest to shed the unwanted tag of one of the best players never to reach a World Championship final.