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"Quite remarkable": Breaking down the 100-minute frame at the World Snooker Championship

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Newstalk ZB,
Publish Date
Sat, 2 May 2026, 3:26pm
Mark Allen of Northern Ireland plays a shot as the reds cover the black in the corner pocket during the semi final match against Wu Yize of China on day fourteen of the Halo World Snooker Championship at The Crucible Theatre on May 01, 2026 in Sheffield, England. (Photo by George Wood/Getty Images)
Mark Allen of Northern Ireland plays a shot as the reds cover the black in the corner pocket during the semi final match against Wu Yize of China on day fourteen of the Halo World Snooker Championship at The Crucible Theatre on May 01, 2026 in Sheffield, England. (Photo by George Wood/Getty Images)

"Quite remarkable": Breaking down the 100-minute frame at the World Snooker Championship

Author
Newstalk ZB,
Publish Date
Sat, 2 May 2026, 3:26pm

Mark Allen and Wu Yize have played out the longest frame in Crucible history as their world championship snooker semi-final sits at a 7-all stalemate. 

A bizarre 14th frame, which saw eight reds covering the black in the right corner pocket, lasted an incredible 100 minutes and 21 seconds. 

That led to an impasse which saw a ball not potted for 55 minutes and led to a referee warning, but controversially no re-rack. 

While there has been some criticism, with people saying the referee should’ve stepped in sooner, Totally Snookered’s Michael Day told Piney it was a difficult situation for the ref. 

He said it wasn’t a traditional stalemate, but looking back, the referee could’ve called it maybe 15 or twenty minutes earlier.  

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