Snooker commentators left stunned as fan ejected from semi-final for Epstein Files outburst

A man was escorted out of the World Snooker Championship semi-final between Wu Yize and Mark Allen for a bizarre outburst.

The incident took place with the game on a knife-edge at the beginning of the deciding frame.

Allen missed a shot on the red and as Wu prepared his next shot the fan’s screams could clearly be heard on the BBC broadcast.

The spectator could be heard shouting ‘never forget the Epstein files, unredact the Epstein files’ which left TNT Sports commentator Philip Studd aghast.

“That persons seen the last of snooker for quite a while, I think,” he said while referee Marcel Eckardt urged security to remove the spectator and calmed the crowd down to allow the players to concentrate.

After the fan was removed, the game continued with Wu booking his place against Shaun Murphy in the final despite looking beaten at times against Allen.

The 22-year-old capitalised on a huge miss after Allen had moved clear of the Chinese, missing a crucial shot on the black to allow Wu to snatch victory in the final frame.

Allen: ‘I don’t deserve to be in the final after that miss’

Allen explained after the devastating defeat that the pressure got to him in the moment causing him to miss the shot that could have sent him on the way to the final.

He said: “Yeah, I don't deserve to be in a world final if you're missing balls like that. That was just pure pressure, to be honest.

“Normally I'm pretty good under pressure but just didn't handle it well today. Had two, three good chances to close out the match and didn't do it, so full credit to Wu. I t was another opportunity to win. 'Just win the next frame', that's what I always say. So I was a little unlucky when I potted the pink, split the reds and didn't land on anything. But yeah, I had more than enough chances to win before that.

"I don't know how much he understood, but yeah I just wished him good luck and said he played really well. I think he's going to be a world champion. I think even though I'm devastated to lose that match, I think the right person's in the final. I think the way he plays is great for the game: scores heavy, pots some ridiculous long balls, just keeps potting, doesn't seem to mind the pressure.

"He stepped up, made a really good clearance I think at 16-14, done what he needed to in the last as well, from behind. So all credit to Wu. I think if he doesn't win it this time, he's going to win many world titles the way he's playing, but it's a sore one for me for sure."

Wu will face Murphy looking for his first ever World Championship crown.