Jimmy White didn’t hold back when he saw what he believed was a blatant bit of gamesmanship from Yan Bingtao during the 2022 World Snooker Championship. The Chinese player, then just 22, was up against defending champion Mark Selby in what turned out to be a dramatic and tense last-16 encounter at the Crucible.
Things came to a head during an epic 22nd frame, which dragged on for a record-breaking 85 minutes and 22 seconds. At one point, with the brown ball awkwardly positioned and blocked by another ball, Yan spent over a minute eyeing up the shot before asking referee Rob Spencer to clean the cue ball. That’s when things got a bit heated in the commentary box.
