Snooker Players Championship suspended due to medical emergency in crowd
PLAY at the Players Championship in Telford was suspended for over 20 minutes,
A member of the audience became ill during the match between Zhang Anda and John Higgins, leading to a pause in play.
Both players left the table while the medical staff tended to the crowd that needed attention.
After the prompt suspension, the audience was also evacuated from the arena.
One fan claimed online that it took about ten minutes for those in their seats to be removed from the arena.
After a break of about 20 minutes, play resumed and fans came back in to watch the match.
The World Snooker Tour took to social media to show support for the public in need of treatment.
On X (formerly Twitter), the official account wrote: “Play has resumed here in Telford.
“We send our best wishes to the sick spectator.”
ITV – which broadcast the tournament – later confirmed that the fan in question had left the arena after receiving medical attention.
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And in a positive update, they told spectators that the spectator could “walk out of the arena.”
It is the second time in a week that a fan has become ill during a snooker tournament.
Martin O’Donnell and Gary Wilson were both forced to leave the table at the Welsh Open on Sunday when a similar incident occurred.
In Telford at the Players Championship, Higgins and Zhang will play in the final quarter-final of the tournament.
The winner will face Mark Selby in the next round in a bid to win the £125,000 prize money up for grabs for this year’s champion.
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