‘It only takes one person' – Referee forced to interrupt Shanghai Masters snooker final to ‘have a word' with fan
Kyren Wilson beat Ali Carter 11-9 in a thrilling final on Sunday.
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With Wilson 8-7 ahead and aiming to build a lead in the 16th frame, he got down to pot a green.
But the Kettering cueist returned to an upright position after he heard the phone blare out.
The 2024 world champion then attempted to play the shot again, but was disrupted by the same phone for a second time.
Referee Zheng Weili was forced to intervene, warning the fan about making noise.
And TNT Sports duo David Hendon and Dominic Dale assessed the incident from the commentary box.
Dale said: "A mobile phone went off there Dave."
There was no further phone disruption after the referee's warning and the final was able to continue without problems.
'The Warrior' hit three centuries in his final triumph, taking his tally for the week to nine, as he pocketed the top prize of £210,000.
It was the second bizarre moment in consecutive days, after Wilson and reigning world champ Zhao Xintong were forced to leave the table during their semi-final on Saturday.
Snooker fans baffled as star who's not won a match all year knocks in staggering 147 break
A scoreboard malfunction prompted a walkout in an extraordinary turn of events, as the referee led both players away from the table.
Meanwhile, Carter was not supposed to be in the Shanghai Masters after missing out on automatic qualifying following the end of last season.
The runner-up only secured his place after world no.10 Mark Allen withdrew for family reason.
List of all-time Snooker World Champions
BELOW is a list of snooker World Champions by year.
The record is for the modern era, widely considered as dating from the 1968-69 season, when the World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association (WPBSA) took control of the sport.
The first World Championships ran from 1927 - with a break from 1941-45 because of World War II and 1958-63 because of a dispute in the sport.
Joe Davis (15), Fred Davis and John Pulman (both 8) were the most successful players during that period.
Stephen Hendry and Ronnie O'Sullivan share the record for the most titles in the modern era, with seven each.
1969 - John Spencer
1970 - Ray Reardon
1971 - John Spencer
1972 - Alex Higgins
1973 - Ray Reardon (2)
1974 - Ray Reardon (3)
1975 - Ray Reardon (4)
1976 - Ray Reardon (5)
1977 - John Spencer (2)
1978 - Ray Reardon (6)
1979 - Terry Griffiths
1980 - Cliff Thorburn
1981 - Steve Davis
1982 - Alex Higgins (2)
1983 - Steve Davis (2)
1984 - Steve Davis (3)
1985 - Dennis Taylor
1986 - Joe Johnson
1987 - Steve Davis (4)
1988 - Steve Davis (5)
1989 - Steve Davis (6)
1990 - Stephen Hendry
1991 - John Parrott
1992 - Stephen Hendry (2)
1993 - Stephen Hendry (3)
1994 - Stephen Hendry (4)
1995 - Stephen Hendry (5)
1996 - Stephen Hendry (6)
1997 - Ken Doherty
1998 - John Higgins
1999 - Stephen Hendry (7)
2000 - Mark Williams
2001 - Ronnie O'Sullivan
2002 - Peter Ebdon
2003 - Mark Williams (2)
2004 - Ronnie O'Sullivan (2)
2005 - Shaun Murphy
2006 - Graeme Dott
2007 - John Higgins (2)
2008 - Ronnie O'Sullivan (3)
2009 - John Higgins (3)
2010 - Neil Robertson
2011 - John Higgins (4)
2012 - Ronnie O'Sullivan (4)
2013 - Ronnie O'Sullivan (5)
2014 - Mark Selby
2015 - Stuart Bingham
2016 - Mark Selby (2)
2017 - Mark Selby (3)
2018 - Mark Williams (3)
2019 - Judd Trump
2020 - Ronnie O'Sullivan (6)
2021 - Mark Selby (4)
2022 - Ronnie O'Sullivan (7)
2023 - Luca Brecel
2024 - Kyren Wilson
2025 - Zhao Xintong
7 - Stephen Hendry, Ronnie O'Sullivan
6 - Ray Reardon, Steve Davis
4 - John Higgins, Mark Selby
3 - John Spencer, Mark Williams
2 - Alex Higgins
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