30-year-old Lisowski was born in the UK, but has Ukrainian roots. During the tournament, he decided to support Ukraine in the fight against Russian invaders.

However, the organizers of the competition did not allow him to put on a badge with a blue and yellow flag, arguing that Jack was not Ukrainian..

They explained the decision by saying that the snooker tournament cannot be used as a " At the same time, the organizers stated that only Ukrainian participants of the competition were entitled to this - 16-year-old Yulian Boyko competed at the tournament, who stopped performing in the second round.

\? This is what is close to my heart. My grandfather is Ukrainian, my dad was there. I'm very sad about what's going on there.

I tried to wear a flag during the World Cup.

But they told me that I have no right if I am not Ukrainian. I have some Ukrainian, but it didn't seem to be enough, so I had to take the badge off my vest. I played with a flag in several tournaments, I want to wear it, but I was not allowed. Tried to get permission. If I beat Robertson, I'll be waving the flag in the arena," Earlier it was reported that the Ukrainian team will hold a charity chess match with Norway. The proceeds will be sent to Ukrainians affected by the war with Russia..