Snooker Star Stephen Maguire Appears to Pick Something Off the Table and EAT It in Bizarre Scenes
- 12 days ago
Snooker star Stephen Maguire appeared to eat something off the baize during his quarter-final match against David Gilbert.
The bizarre incident happened in the 19th frame with the Scotsman trailing his rival by 11-8 at the World Snooker Championship at the Crucible in Sheffield.
Maguire looked at the table after playing a shot and seemed to pick something off it, before proceeding to eat it and carrying on with the match seemingly unperturbed.
And the Glaswegian subsequently revealed he'd eaten a fly.
'It was just a fly. I spat it out when nobody was looking,' he told Metro Sport.
The strange interlude did not help his quest to reach the semi-final of the world championship as he crashed out 13-8 against Gilbert, who will face either Kyren Wilson or John Higgins in the semi-finals.
It is not the first time in this tournament that Maguire has made the headlines for his behavior at the baize.
Earlier on Wednesday, the Scotsman punched the table after playing a poor positional shot against Gilbert.
As he moved around the table looking to work out his next shot, Maguire punched the baize in frustration before walking back to his chair.
'He can't disguise his annoyance, his anger,' said Eurosport commentator Phil Yates.
'Why does he do it? One of these days he'll regret it in a major way. Yes, show frustration, but not like that.
'I like Maguire's passion, I just don't want to see him hurt himself.'
The bizarre incident happened in the 19th frame with the Scotsman trailing his rival by 11-8 at the World Snooker Championship at the Crucible in Sheffield.
Maguire looked at the table after playing a shot and seemed to pick something off it, before proceeding to eat it and carrying on with the match seemingly unperturbed.
And the Glaswegian subsequently revealed he'd eaten a fly.
'It was just a fly. I spat it out when nobody was looking,' he told Metro Sport.
The strange interlude did not help his quest to reach the semi-final of the world championship as he crashed out 13-8 against Gilbert, who will face either Kyren Wilson or John Higgins in the semi-finals.
It is not the first time in this tournament that Maguire has made the headlines for his behavior at the baize.
Earlier on Wednesday, the Scotsman punched the table after playing a poor positional shot against Gilbert.
As he moved around the table looking to work out his next shot, Maguire punched the baize in frustration before walking back to his chair.
'He can't disguise his annoyance, his anger,' said Eurosport commentator Phil Yates.
'Why does he do it? One of these days he'll regret it in a major way. Yes, show frustration, but not like that.
'I like Maguire's passion, I just don't want to see him hurt himself.'