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Snooker-Pigeon disrupts World Championship action at Crucible

A pigeon caused a bizarre delay midway through Mark Selby's second-round World Championship match against Yan Bingtao on Friday, delighting and amusing the players, officials and the crowd at the Crucible in Sheffield.

'I've never seen that before!' - Pigeon causes hysteria at Crucible during Mark Selby World Championship game

A pigeon caused a bizarre and amusing delay in Mark Selby's second-round match against Yan Bingtao at the World Championship. After five frames of the match with Yan leading 3-2, the bird had clearly seen enough snooker and decided to intervene in the most astonishing fashion.

World Snooker Championship 2022 - Mark Selby digs in to split opening session with Yan Bingtao

Mark Selby demonstrated his battling abilities remain intact as he fought back to share the opening session of his World Championship second-round clash with Yan Bingtao. The defending champion has had a tough season, both on the table and off it, but he looks in no mood to surrender his crown as he did not allow Yan to get the upper hand. Ad/> It was a session that never really caught fire, with arguably the most excitement being when a pigeon dive bombed into the Crucibie, to the amusement of players and fans alike — and gave commentators the chance to dust off a series of terrible jokes.

A coo for snooker: pigeon stops world championship action at Crucible

A pigeon briefly stopped play at the World Snooker Championship midway through the second round match between Mark Selby and Yan Bingtao. The bird fluttered down from among the television lights and landed on the top cushion during a brief break prior to the start of the sixth frame at the Crucible.