Infamous Ally Pally wasp that stung darts sensation Luke Littler finally captured by quick-thinking snooker referee
THE infamous wasp that has plagued Alexandra Palace was finally caught after disrupting the Masters snooker on Tuesday.
The bug has wreaked havoc at the World Darts Championship over the last few weeks.
Teenage sensation Luke Littler appeared to be stung by the wasp, as was fellow arrowman Ross Smith.
And the wasp left snooker star Jack Lisowski swinging his cue earlier this week as he attempted to swat it away.
But it was removed once and for all on Tuesday night during Barry Hawkins’ 6-3 win over Neil Robertson.
Robertson, 41, was at the table in the seventh frame when the wasp flew onto the table.
The Australian grabbed his glass and prepared to try and catch it himself.
And he could be heard saying: “I’m from Australia, we have spiders, I’m used to it.”
But snooker referee Rob Spencer then took the glass from Robertson and proceeded to trap it with a newspaper.
As he walked off and handed the glass to a member of staff, the Ally Pally crowd gave him a round of applause.
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And the incident led to much reaction on social media.
One person said: “There was one at the darts last week too!! It’s winter, where are these wasps coming from lol?”
Another added: “Last thing I expected to see at today’s snooker.”
A third replied: “There must be a wasps nest in Ally Pally. Darts lads getting stung and snooker lads trapping them .”
While a fourth responded: “Alexandra Palace seems to be infested. ”