A frustrated John Higgins clashed with the referee before losing his quarter-final clash with Chris Wakelin at the International Championship in Nanjing.
After Wakelin levelled the contest at 5-5, the players were taken off for several hours because the 10th frame had only been completed a little over half an hour before the evening session – including the two other quarter-finals – was due to begin at 7.30pm local time.
When told of the delay, Higgins appeared to swear as he gestured angrily, with the Scot then having to wait until after Ding Junhui had beaten Kyren Wilson 6-4 before they could resume.
Higgins' day got no better once they were back at the table as Wakelin made a break of 62 to take the deciding frame and advance with a 6-5 win.
The defeat for Higgins means he will miss the Champion of Champions event next week, with this his final chance to qualify.
Wakelin has now beaten three former world champions in Nanjing, having already accounted for Shaun Murphy and Mark Williams in the previous two rounds.
Next up for the Englishman is a semi-final against Xiao Guodong, who saw off Jackson Page 6-4 to reach the semi-finals.
Ding enjoyed breaks of 129 and 123 in his win over Wilson.
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