'I queued for Wimbledon to see if it was worth it and reality left me floored'
A woman queued for Wimbledon in a bid to see if the experience was "worth it", but the reality left her floored when she came to make a pretty big sporting discovery
She decided to try her luck in the Wimbledon queue (stock image)
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At this time of year lots of sports-loving Brits watch Wimbledon, and thousands also join the queue to try and sample the live action. That's exactly what one woman did this week, but the reality of the experience left her totally floored.
The tennis-lover, known as disorderella on TikTok, said she was "unlucky" when she made her way to the queue, but she also made a pretty big discovery about the system, and how it works. Up until then, it looks as though she didn't know how tough it would be to bag a spot at the annual summer sporting event.
Over a clip of herself, she wrote: "Didn't get into Wimbledon today. Closed the queue and told everyone to go home at 7.30pm.
"I only waited for 1.5 hours and it was a dreadful experience. Don't recommend it to anyone. Will only go when I have a ticket from now on."
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Since the video was shared, several people commented to offer their thoughts, and some also asked questions. They wanted to know what her plan of action was.
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One asked: "What time did you start queuing at?" To this, she replied: "Around 5.30pm to 6pm", and it was suggested this was a "late time" to join the queue.
None the less, she claimed she's done this in previous years, and it seemed to work fine, adding: "Just to clarify, they turned down people who had been queuing hours after me. So, I would say, queuing after 2pm to 3pm is pointless."
To this, someone replied: "Oh, I see. I went today, but we queued at 8am and got in at 3pm." One more added: "It's been like this for some time now. You should never even bother without a ticket - not worth your time or effort, especially in this heat."
If you didn't know how the queuing system works, there are rules people have to follow if they don't have tickets. On Wednesday, July 2, Wimbledon issued a warning to people urging them not to queue.
The website reads: "Please be aware that the queue for day three - Wednesday, July 2 - is very busy and to avoid disappointment we strongly advise you not to travel to the grounds today."
Advice on how the queue works adds: "Wimbledon remains one of the very few major sporting events where you can buy premium tickets on the day of play. Each day a large queue forms to buy either one of the limited show court tickets available, or a grounds ticket.
"Tickets are sold on a best available, one per person queuing basis and are non-transferable. The queue often starts the evening before and increases very early in the morning.
"Please bear in mind that we have a grounds capacity limit and once this is reached, entry may only be possible as people leave the grounds for the day. Please don't travel to the grounds without first checking the queue status on wimbledon.com."
In a bid to better guest experience, people are being asked to download the Wimbledon app and create a myWIMBLEDON account before attending the event this year. When you arrive, you'll be issued with a queue card and will be "checked in" to the queue by a steward via the Wimbledon App.
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Before the grounds have opened in the morning, tickets will start being sold to those at the front of the queue. People who manage to get tickets will then be invited into the Queue Village until the grounds open at 10am.
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