Olivier Marteel stops Protestor in Mark Allen vs Fan Zhengyi match from being ruined in Spray paint

Well done to Referee Olivier Marteel. Class refereeing to save the match from being ruined! 👏👏👏

[@djwwautodiagnostics]

Well done Olivier Marteel. Dealt with her really well 😀😀😀😀😀

[@matthewhelton1725]

Should have used a little more "gravity assist" with that little harridan. Olivier Martell proves yet again why he is the finest Referee in Snooker.

[@shanemcnamara5224]

Imagine if this happens in the final, table destroyed!

[@SkyF150]

Security just as slow to intervene as last time of course. You'd expect them to be ready to jump into action straight away after the powder episode.

[@petenewby9882]

This was the same time. Co-ordinated accept the guy with the orange powder managed his attack.

[@ginjaedgy49]

this was the same event lmao, pay attention please

[@SkyF150]

@@petenewby9882 Ok my bad 👌🏻

[@petenewby9882]

@@ginjaedgy49 maybe what I saw was edited to make it at the same time then. But I thought it was at the same time.

[@seanscanlon9067]

@@ginjaedgy49 He did not suggest it was not at the same event, he was just unaware that both incidents happened at the same time while both matches were being played/both tables were being used simultaneously.

[@seanscanlon9067]

Not really sure what the referee's problem is, she does at least keep one foot on the floor. 🤔

[@BGFutureBG]

😂😂💀

[@trem9857]

imagine this was a crazed person with a knife, security needs to be tighter

[@MatthewBluefox]

Poor Desi. :(

[@julianfussinger2263]

she needed a ladder to get onto the table haha

[@markspendiff5871]

That woman really let the other man down didn’t she 😂

[@IFranchisedI]

How are they getting on the floor? How did they get that close both times?

[@trem9857]

i agree, imagine this was a crazed person with a knife, security needs to be tighter

[@misiopuchatek152]

It is not USA. It is different in Europe. We are not used to armed maniacs in closed spaces. So everything looks like this.

[@michaelocyoung]

They're rich middle class spoilt brats with connections. They got the tickets from their oil baron parents.

[@KidMillions]

Mark Allen could've helped a little. At least pretend to carry one leg.

[@da_great_mogul]

Ronnie wasn't there and he is too big to be carried

[@misiopuchatek152]

He wouldn’t risk the whole tournament or maybe career when he already saw others took care of the situation. He would probably act if there was life threatening situation. But this was just a lousy and pathetic joke.

[@sshakababy]

What are they protesting for?

[@racerja3173]

Just stop oil

[@markbanner6473]

Only 2 refs could have stopped the guy on the other table in time. Verhass, and the one who's doing the current Ronnie match.

[@beirutleb1376]

Why he stopped her? Foul or miss?😊

[@gynandroidhead]

This was planned to have at least one "success" at trashing a table by having the younger guy go to Desi's table, and the 50+ year old women go to this one. By the way, it took them too long to get to the other table which got trashed. If that guy had a weapon of some sort, he could've done some damage to other people.

[@matthewhelton1725]

One of the players should have put the fat end of the cue across the bridge of the nose of that ass hat.

[@barryloughran3632]

they need taken somewer and giving a Good Kickin

[@believe1002]

Barry Hearn new idea of snooker. To make it interesting 🤣

[@seanscanlon9067]

Everything worked out in the end though, once the er, dust settled. 😬

[@sebluketravis2438]

This proves why male refs are required first, it's also safety.

[@MrKeefy1967]

And what if he/she had a knife and stuck it in the ref? No life's worth a fucking game of snooker or a snooker table. Stupid comment.

[@garymanders1273]

The only reason the male ref dealt with the situation was because it was a woman..if i had been a man i doubt he would have stepped in

[@mrf9893]

@@garymanders1273 You're joking right?!

[@phoenixcoleman7777]

@@garymanders1273 we’re not all soft

[@seanscanlon9067]

+Seb Luke Travis - I am genuinely hoping that was a joke.

[@barmouthbridge8772]

the innate urge to iron inside women is frightening. someone tell her the tables are prepared before matches.

[@borysgorny2243]

lâche

[@Kidraver555]

The female ref on the other table should have stopped the powder thrower but just moved out of his way.

[@Jason-ww3xi]

Give it a rest. Random lad storms onto the table and you expect a 4 foot something woman to intervene.

[@morgandunn8163]

​@Jason-ww3xi good point bud. Its just a fact males are stronger than females

[@MrKeefy1967]

He could have been armed for all she knew. She's not paid to put her life on the line. Engage brain before commenting.

[@KidMillions]

Desislava isn't on steroids, kidraver. She's there to put balls on the table and look cute.

[@jamesh1124]

That’s not her role plus that powder could have been anything