- Stephen Maguire seemed to pick something off the baize and eat it
- The Scotsman lost 13-8 against David Gilbert in the quarter-final at the Crucible
- Maguire had earlier punched the table in frustration after playing a poor shot
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.
Whatever the 43-year-old ate, it 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 behaviour at the baize.
Stephen Maguire appeared to pick something up from the baize during his quarter-final match against David Gilbert on Wednesday
The Scotsman then seemingly proceeded to eat what he picked off the baize
Maguire then carried on playing unperturbed after swallowing what he appeared to eat
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.’
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