Play to resume at World Snooker Championship after Just Stop Oil protest
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Another protester caused a delay in Mark Allen's match with Fan Zhengyi by trying to glue herself to the table.The protesters wore T-shirts apparently in support of the group of climate change activists Just Stop Oil, which subsequently posted online to claim responsibility for the disruption to the event.Tuesday's matches begin with Jack Lisowski against Noppon Saengkham, and Gary Wilson facing Elliot Slessor.
While play resumed in the Allen v Fan match after a 40-minute break, the other table was covered and had to be re-clothed. Just Stop Oil has disrupted a number of sporting events, with some individuals attempting to tie themselves to goalpostsover Fan, UK champion Allen told BBC Sport: "I think I was the last person in the whole arena to work out what was going on because I was focused on the shot I was about to play.
"It was a surreal moment but I feel like even talking about it is giving them airtime they don't deserve because they are just idiots. What are they trying to gain from what they have done? I am sure there are better ways to get their point across."
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