{"id":8924,"date":"2026-05-03T15:10:09","date_gmt":"2026-05-03T15:10:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news678.top\/?p=8924"},"modified":"2026-05-03T15:10:09","modified_gmt":"2026-05-03T15:10:09","slug":"world-snooker-final-halted-by-protestor-complaint-about-bbc-licence-fee","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news678.top\/?p=8924","title":{"rendered":"World Snooker final halted by protestor complaint about BBC licence fee"},"content":{"rendered":"

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A protestor interrupted the World Championship snooker final (Credits: Mike Egerton\/PA Wire)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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. <\/p>\n

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 \u2018who f***ing pays their TV licence anyway\u2019 and then \u2018nobody pays their TV licence\u2019.<\/p>\n

TV producers opted against showing the incident with the cameras trained on the table while the protestor was dealt with and led away.<\/p>\n

Play quickly resumed John Parrott, the 1991 world champion, said: \u2018Sorry for the minor disturbance, it\u2019s all sorted.\u2019<\/p>\n

Last night\u2019s semi-final between Yize and Mark Allen was also the subject of a bizarre interuption when a member of the crowed yelled \u2018Never forget the Epstein files.\u2019<\/p>\n

Neither protest was, however, quite as disruptive as Just Stop Oil protest that occurred atthe 2023 World Championship and saw an activist throw orange dust on one of the tables.<\/p>\n

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The BBC opted not to show the incident (Credits: Mike Egerton\/PA Wire)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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World Snooker final halted by protestor complaint about BBC licence fee
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