Saudi Arabia Snooker Masters chaos with ALL matches postponed after ‘technical issues'
BALLS UP Saudi Arabia Snooker Masters chaos with ALL matches postponed after 'technical issues'
THE Saudi Arabia Snooker Masters was hit by a major 'technical issue' that saw EVERY match postponed.
A problem with the scoring system on Friday night forced a halt to the action.
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Ben Mertens in action at the Saudi Arabia Snooker Masters
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World Snooker Tour said: "During the evening session of Friday August 8th at the Saudi Arabia Snooker Masters, we have experienced technical issues.
"We have therefore postponed all matches in this session which were yet to start until Saturday morning.
"These matches will commence at 10am on Saturday and play to a finish in an untelevised session.
"We are now working on resolving the technical issues before play resumes.
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"We would like to thank all of the players involved for their understanding."
Play resumed on Saturday after the issue was resolved.
The chaos comes just days after the Shanghai Masters was suspended MID-MATCH.
A broken scoreboard brought the semi-final between Kyren Wilson and Zhao Xintong to a stop and saw both players forced to walk off.
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Wilson complained to the referee that he could not see the score.
The 2024 world champion, 33, called out: 'Zhao, can we wait? Can we wait, yeah?'
When the referee came over, the Warrior said: 'It's no good.
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'I would rather wait for the scoring (to return). It's not good for the fans because the fans can't see the score.' Shall we say how long it takes?'
Wilson went on to win the match and beat Ali Carter in the final.
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