Just Stop Oil protesters invade World Snooker Championship arena

Just Stop Oil protesters disrupted the evening session at the World Snooker Championship in Sheffield. Footage showed a man interrupting the match between Robert Milkins and Joe Perry by jumping on the table, where he emptied a packet of orange powder.

A female protester was prevented from disrupting the match between Mark Allen and Fan Zhengyi on table two by the quick-thinking response of the referee, Olivier Marteel. On Twitter, Just Stop Oil said it was 'demanding that the government immediately stop all new UK fossil fuel projects and calling on UK sporting institutions to step into in civil resistance against the government’s genocidal policies'.

The Guardian on YouTube:

#Snooker #JustStopOil #Protest #Climate #Activism #Sport

[JC-ornt]

Shout out to the woman on the other table who was planning to do the same but failed miserably.

[therickpound]

The cutting edge of the fossil fuel issue…snooker…

[haycockjeff]

The shouts from the crowd are quality.

[dontpanicblink]

i liked it when the security guard puled him off, the police would have stood and chatted to him for half an hour

[rrg.r]

Ah yes, making us hate you would make us join your cause.

[robertnapier]

One day Just Stop Oil will have another protest where things will end very violently.

[jackkelly]

Just Stop Oil is very interesting. I actually think they’re real intentions are the opposite, because if you really wanted people to get behind “just stop oil” you wouldn’t make yourself appear as hatable and unreasonable as possible

[johndoyle]

He's lucky he didn't interrupt a Hurricane Higgins game 40 years ago...

[Michael-rukk]

I totally understand the abuse and cruelty those poor balls take during a match must be looked into

[lapponia]

And for those of you watching in black and white, the green baize has been covered in orange.

[kevinwilson]

He should be made to pay for the damage and reimbursement to all the spectators who's night he's ruined

[davidnisbet]

£899k damage, at £30k a year, means that they should be given 29.9 year sentence.

[bladechild]

the incredible photo snapped by a photographer makes the scene look far more exciting than it actually was lol

[Darkraz]

If anything this makes me want to use even more oil

[isaacbutterworth]

Worlds fastest 147
1 Protester
4 Security Staff
7 Braincells Trying their hardest

[JAY]

It’s a shame Ronnie wasn’t playing cos I reckon he would have lamped him. 😂

[danielwalters]

That would’ve been shocking to see that on live tv

[tintins]

Those tables aren’t cheap, now they have to make a new one, and think of the environmental cost.
He’s lucky no one wrapped the thick end of a snooker cue round his head

[sdfilmproductions]

In most snooker halls the que would be wrapped around his skull.🤕👍

[AndrewHillis_]

I FEEL SORRY FOR THE SNOOKER TABLES BECAUSE THEY ARE RUINED ! ! !😭😭😭😭😭😭😭