Woman on the other table really screwed up her end of the deal.
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I didn’t see anything?
Wtf? Big problem now, how will they make the time up?
It was a synchronised effort. Same thing happened on the other table but a woman got tackled before she got on the table.
The guy was certainly much quicker getting onto his table.
The male referee helped save the other table as well - he was able to hold her until security arrived and prevented her spoiling it.
Wow, totally missed that..
Went to make a coffee and came back to the table being more orange than green! I wonder what the substance is?
Thought these wankers had fecked off after painting car showrooms around London, seems like they're back.
Anyone know what they were protesting?
Edit; ah, oil protestors. Because when I think of snooker I immediately think of oil and gas.
Edit; ah, oil protestors. Because when I think of snooker I immediately think of oil and gas.
Snooker loopey. Usually it’s white powder around the beige.
look again .. white shirted girl tries to climb on the other table and messes it up
I thought it was because the snooker balls were made out of ivory and baboon skull.
I literally just stopped watching before this happened to make an omelette. Probably the most exciting thing to happen to snooker ever
She did mess it up. But she'd have still probably got on before security arrived so it was also very brave from the referee, Olivier Marteel. He went above and beyond getting involved like that as for all he knew she could have had some kind of weapon - scissors or a knife to cut the cloth or something. So he deserves huge credit for his quick and brave reactions which at least left one of the tables fit for play.
It’s the people in the crowd that got me
“You prick!”
“Wanker!”
“Knock him out!”
“You prick!”
“Wanker!”
“Knock him out!”
Yeah, that's my main issue with this kind of protest. Target the thing you're protesting about, not something completely unrelated.
I've no issue with these groups targeting oil companies, or animal rights campaigners targeting Horse Racing, Bull Fighting, etc, for its cruelty. But don't target a completely innocent and unconnected thing just to use it to draw further attention to your cause.
It’s the people in the crowd that got me
“You prick!”
“Wanker!”
“Knock him out!”
This is way too much excitement for a snooker tournament.
"terrible, terrible scenes" cried the commentator 
It’s the people in the crowd that got me
“You prick!”
“Wanker!”
“Knock him out!”
I thought Shaun Murphy was playing
As if their PR couldnt sink any more into the gutter.
Do the protesters get charged for the damage, generally, when they do this sort of thing?
I imagine that wouldn't be cheap, reclothing the tables?
I imagine that wouldn't be cheap, reclothing the tables?
Well that was pointless.
Good on 'em.
Yeah, was a bit Helen Lovejoy."terrible, terrible scenes" cried the commentator
"terrible, terrible scenes".Also, the woman failing was hilarious.
Won't somebody please think of the cloth!?
Highest interest in Snooker in years. Bet Ronnies delighted, he wanted something outside of the box to boost the sport.
It’s their masterpiece. It make sense that people are annoyed at trains getting stopped or protesters trying to destroy Van Gogh paintings. But the outrage over some dust on a snooker table is just very funny.This has gotta be their best work yet.
The Eurosport commentary and of course GB News reaction is amazing.
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Seems like a group of the most vapid and self serving morons.
Someone should have rammed a cue up his arse.
The thing that gets me is that surely when you're protesting or campaigning for something, whether it be climate change, animal rights etc. or campaigning as an MP your end game is to get people onside.
You want your actions to make the public think yeah, they've got a fair point and they've gone the right way about putting it across.
These oxygen thieves are doing the exact opposite, by disrupting daily life and now a snooker tournament to try and raise awareness, they've actually turned even more people against them.
There's comments on social media such as people claiming they'll buy another petrol car to make up for it etc. which is obviously a massive exaggeration but that is the kind of mindset they have created.
I really hope the rest of the tournament is unaffected because the players and fans do not deserve what happened last night.
You want your actions to make the public think yeah, they've got a fair point and they've gone the right way about putting it across.
These oxygen thieves are doing the exact opposite, by disrupting daily life and now a snooker tournament to try and raise awareness, they've actually turned even more people against them.
There's comments on social media such as people claiming they'll buy another petrol car to make up for it etc. which is obviously a massive exaggeration but that is the kind of mindset they have created.
I really hope the rest of the tournament is unaffected because the players and fans do not deserve what happened last night.
Inconvenient for the players involved but it’s been great publicity for the snooker. Protesters are annoying but they bring the headlines in a way a match between Robert Milkins and Joe Perry never could.
I'm not sure how many people have seen the incident and thought oh yeah I suddenly want to watch snooker again.
I suspect you could probably count them on one hand.
I certainly wouldn't say someone pouring powder on a table is great publicity for the sport.
I suspect you could probably count them on one hand.
I certainly wouldn't say someone pouring powder on a table is great publicity for the sport.
Got a feeling they’ll be targeting more sporting events, Open Golf, Wimbledon, FA cup….
Absolutely, will be a campaign now for a good while.
Away from sport, I certainly wouldn't want to be anywhere near working on security for the Coronation. That will be a huge target.
In all seriousness, it's all a bit silly. A ruined snooker table and inconvenienced sports people and viewers is not the end of the world, but I can't say I support that sort of thing either. Next they might go and, I don't know, destroy greens during a golf tournament or something. It's all fairly tame but also pointless destruction of property at the same time.
does anyone know what typically happens to these people. Do they get a slap on the wrist and sent on their way.
The guy that threw the powder over the table I think has already been arrested multiple times before, but astonishingly remains on his course at Exeter University.
He went to prison after blocking an oil terminal but not sure for how long.
He went to prison after blocking an oil terminal but not sure for how long.
Sounds a cool bloke.