Snooker player Jamie Clarke had to be told to move seats during a match by a referee after angering his opponent.
Clarke appeared to be accused by an infuriated Anthony McGill of sitting in his eyeline as he took a shot at the 2020 World Championship.
EurosportClarke and McGill clashed at the 2020 World Championship[/caption] EurosportReferee Jan Verhaas was forced to step in to calm the situation[/caption]The pair met in the second round at the Crucible five years ago.
With Clarke leading 7-2 in their best of 25 frames encounter, McGill stormed across the arena to confront him.
As McGill approached Clarke, referee Jan Verhaas stepped in to attempt to calm tensions down.
The official could be heard telling the Welshman: “It’s no big deal but if you are in his eyeline we’d prefer you to be on that side.”
Clarke went on to win the frame to extend his lead in the match to 8-2 at the interval.
However, as both players left the table, McGill was spotted chasing after his opponent to continue their back-and-forth.
This prompted a response on social media from Clarke during the interval as he wrote: “You want to dance, let’s dance.”
It came after he had been accused of distracting an opponent earlier in the tournament.
Such claims were made during his qualifying match against Joe Perry due to the placement of his white towel.
Meanwhile, McGill was able to recover from his deficit after the mid-session interval.
EurosportMcGill had appeared to confront Clarke for being in his eyeline[/caption] EurosportThe pair continued their back-and-forth at the end of the frame[/caption]The Glaswegian Gladiator rallied to claim a narrow 13-12 victory and advance into the quarter-finals.
Following the win, he addressed Clarke’s social media post by explaining: “I have been a pro for ten years and no-one can say anything about my conduct.
“I am not on Twitter to defend myself and I am probably looking like the bad guy.
“I just play the game honestly. As soon as I have finished my shot I go and sit down. I have got no interest in pulling any strokes.”
When told Clarke did not regret the tweet, he added: “That surprises me because it’s pretty immature, pretty childish. I would regret tweeting that.”
McGill followed up the victory by beating Kurt Maflin in the last eight to secure his best run at the World Championship.
He was ultimately beaten 17-16 by eventual runner-up Kyren Wilson in the semi-final.
Their match was not without incident, though, after a dramatic final frame.
Wilson would take it 103-83, but only after McGill had conceded 35 points in fouls during the frame.
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