Supporter evicted during English Open final for shouting out and distracting Mark Selby – ‘Can you please get him out?!’

The English Open final between Mark Selby and Luca Brecel was interrupted as security moved in to evict a rowdy supporter.

The fan had been warned previously by the referee for shouting out but failed to heed the caution as he again cried out just as Selby was about to take a shot while leading 7-5.

Amid an angry reaction from fellow supporters, the referee Tatiana Woollaston pleaded to security: “Can you please get him out?”

“Unfortunately that gentleman’s going to have to leave, isn’t he,” said Eurosport’s Dave Hendon on commentary.

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“Security are moving in.”

Fans applauded as the supporter was leaving and Hendon continued: “I think it’s quite a popular decision with the crowd by the looks of things.

“It’s a shame because event has been so well supported. By the sounds of it, not many people are going to miss him.”

Selby, despite the distraction, went on to take the frame, and was closing in on victory.

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