“Another British organizational f*** up” – Wimbledon authorities reprimanded by fans for poor management and elongating the queues unnecessarily
With the number of people increasing every moment for the lookout for a Wimbledon match pass, the management messed up big time this year resulting in the lines getting bigger and bigger.
Fans waiting in the queue (credits: twitter)
Wimbledon is the oldest and the most decorated tennis competition of all time and this time of the year is regarded as a glorious time for any tennis fan. With the first day of top-flight tennis starting on Monday, fans from all across the globe gathered together and camped out for days in order to get their hands on the stadium ticket. The first day kicks off with Novak Djokovic, Venus Williams, Coco Guaff, and Dan Evans starting their quest for the ultimate glory.
But fans have grown reluctant and tired of standing in line, with Wimbledon being one of the only few competitions where the tickets are sold on the day of play. Large queues of fans, just to get their hands on the 500 available tickets were seen outside the All-England club. Although the queue officially opened at 2 PM, the fans stood there 24 hours prior to that.
And quite obviously, fans were not at all happy with the management and fans claimed that the Wimbledon authorities were elongating the queue without any reason. Every morning only 500 tickets were to be sold for a place at the Centre Court stands and still hundreds of people were seen gathering in the queue for hours without any hope for the match pass.
What the fans had to say about the Wimbledon queue?
With the number of people increasing every moment for the lookout for a Centre Court match pass, the management messed up big time this year allowing the lines to get bigger and bigger. Fans were very unhappy with the management with one fan saying, “Unacceptable. You’ve let 400 people in 2 hours. Still not close and been here since before 5am. At this pace, we are lucky to even see one match. How do you think this is ok?”
Sharing a wider spectrum of reactions online, here’s what fans have to say.
Fans were unhappy about the pace with which the authorities allowed them to enter the stadium saying that it was very slow. People were arriving at 6 am in the morning but still missed the first game and it was not a sight that happens every year.
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