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Could this be the strangest fan invasion in sports history?

Snooker legend Ronnie O'Sullivan was lining up the black when a fan evaded security and ran onto the floor.

So what did he do? He let her take the shot!

You don't often see a fan invasion in snooker but that's exactly what happened at the English Open on Thursday during O'Sullivan's third round match against Zhang Yong.

As O'Sullivan was finishing his opponent off, a female spectator found her way onto the floor and proceeded to run around the table.

Weird, very weird. Image: Eurosport
Weird, very weird. Image: Eurosport

The referee attempted to usher her away as O'Sullivan found himself with just the black ball to sink, but the snooker legend wouldn't have any of it.

The 41-year-old held out his cue to the woman, who gladly grabbed it and took his final shot for him.

O'Sullivan in action. Image: Getty
O'Sullivan in action. Image: Getty

Unfortunately she missed, twice, and the match was give to O'Sullivan anyway, but the strange scenes will go down as one of the weirdest fan invasions in sports history.

O'Sullivan is known as a bit of a character, and his legion of fans absolutely loved the brilliant moment.



"I didn't know what she was doing first. But she said to me I'm just having a jog," O'Sullivan later said.

"I said to her 'well go on then have a jog then'."

"'And you might as well have a shot while you're at it'. I really wanted her to pot it."