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.’
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