It took three days into the 2023 Wimbledon Tennis Championships in London for protestors to make their mark on the court.

On Wednesday, three Just Stop Oil supporters were removed by security and arrested after they ran onto Court 18 and threw orange confetti, glitter and jigsaw pieces onto the grass, which disrupted two matches.

The first interruption occurred during the match between Sho Shimabukuro and Grigor Dimitrov, and the second disrupted the women’s singles contest between Katie Boulter and Daria Saville.

The protestors were detained by security on the court at All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, where play was briefly paused and delayed.

Boulter, an English pro, was seen helping ground staff pick up the debris after the protestors — wearing Just Stop Oil shirts — were escorted off the court.

“Once more, orange clouds hang over a British sporting event this summer — this time it’s ticker tape rather than paint dust, but it is an intrusion and will need sorting out,” one broadcaster could be heard saying during the first invasion.

The official Wimbledon Twitter account confirmed that the culprits were removed from the grounds and arrested.

“Following an incident on Court 18, two individuals have been arrested on suspicion of aggravated trespass and criminal damage and these individuals have now been removed from the Grounds,” Wimbledon wrote on Wednesday.

“Play on the court was temporarily paused and, following a suspension in play due to a rain delay, play is about to resume.”

Wimbledon confirmed a third arrest in a separate tweet.

Just Stop Oil is a UK-based organization and nonviolent civil resistance group demanding the UK Government stop licensing all new oil, gas and coal projects, according to its website.

The organization reposted a video of the protestors rushing the court on Twitter, and wrote in part that “environmentally friendly orange confetti glitter and jigsaw pieces” were thrown onto the court.

In a video posted by Just Stop Oil, one protestor can be seen climbing over the makeshift green wall and storming the court before tossing orange confetti.

In a separate post, Just Stop Oil stated: “The Wimbledon Championships are currently under fire after signing a sponsorship deal with @Barclays, who have given £30 billion to oil and gas companies, including @exxonmobil, @Shell and @TotalEnergies, in the last two years.”

Last month, it was reported that the organization had plans to make a statement at Wimbledon after it protested at London Pride.