The World Snooker Championship 2023 resumes after the chaotic scenes on Monday during Robert Milkins’ clash with Joe Perry.
A Just Stop Oil protester covered a table in bright orange powder, forcing a delay of around 40 minutes. While a second protestor was seen attempting to climb onto the adjacent table where Mark Allen and Fan Zhengyi were playing, apparently attempting to affix themselves to it.
Former world champion Stephen Hendry, on commentary duties for the BBC, said: “I have never seen that before at a snooker event. It’s a first. It is scary. Wow!
The afternoon session at the Crucible sees four-time champion John Higgins resume his first-round match against David Grace needing just three frames for victory, having built a 7-2 lead in the opening session. And perhaps the most eagerly-anticipated clash of the first round begins as superstar Judd Trump takes on Crucible specialist Anthony McGill.
While Ronnie O'Sullivan has been criticised by rival Hossein Vafaei ahead of their second-round match - follow all the latest scores and results below:
