List of snooker referees explained

This article contains a list of professional snooker referees and indicates those who have officiated at the World Snooker Championship finals. John Williams presided over the most (eleven) finals, nine of those at the Crucible Theatre, including the 1985 final between Dennis Taylor and Steve Davis.[1]

All of the World Snooker Championship finals from the start of what is known as the "modern era"[2] in 1969 are included in the list, with the exception of 1970 and 1971. The referees for these two years are currently not known. Some earlier years have also been included where the information about referees is available.

Lists of referees

Current referees

NameWorld finalsRef.
data-sort-value="Ahmed, Junaid"data-sort-value=9999[3]
data-sort-value="Amberg, Erik"data-sort-value=9999
data-sort-value="Barklam, Andrew"data-sort-value=9999[4]
data-sort-value="Bell, Julian"data-sort-value=9999[5]
data-sort-value="Bozhilova, Desislava"data-sort-value=9999[6]
data-sort-value="Camilleri, Terry"data-sort-value=9999
data-sort-value="Chambers, James"data-sort-value=9999[7]
data-sort-value="Coniglio, Greg"data-sort-value=9999
data-sort-value="Crișan, Alex"data-sort-value=9999
data-sort-value="Dabrowski, Kevin"data-sort-value=9999
data-sort-value="De Vos, Nico"data-sort-value=9999
data-sort-value="Deng, Shihao"data-sort-value=9999[8]
data-sort-value="Eaton, Rod"data-sort-value=9999[9]
data-sort-value="Eckardt, Marcel"data-sort-value=20202020
data-sort-value="Erkkilä, Sami"data-sort-value=9999[10]
data-sort-value="Ford, David"data-sort-value=9999[11]
data-sort-value="Freitag, Markus"data-sort-value=9999[12]
data-sort-value="Gradinari, Natalia"data-sort-value=9999[13]
data-sort-value="Gruson, Jurgen"data-sort-value=9999
data-sort-value="Humphries, Colin"data-sort-value=9999
data-sort-value="Ivanov, Hristo"data-sort-value=9999[14]
data-sort-value="Jacob, Mark"data-sort-value=9999[15]
data-sort-value="Kanieska, Małgorzata"data-sort-value=9999
data-sort-value="Kesseler, Maike"data-sort-value=9999
data-sort-value="King, Mark"data-sort-value=9999[16]
data-sort-value="Kraatz, Luise"data-sort-value=9999
data-sort-value="Leddie, Nigel"data-sort-value=9999
data-sort-value="Li, Peggy"data-sort-value=9999[17]
data-sort-value="Lyu, Xilin"data-sort-value=9999[18]
data-sort-value="Marteel, Olivier"data-sort-value=20222015 and 2022[19]
data-sort-value="Mason, Graham"data-sort-value=9999[20]
data-sort-value="Mathues, Rudy"data-sort-value=9999[21]
data-sort-value="Matusiak, Radosław"data-sort-value=9999
data-sort-value="Moens, Hilde"data-sort-value=9999
data-sort-value="Mueller, Thorsten"data-sort-value=9999
data-sort-value="Ogburn, Peter"data-sort-value=9999[22]
data-sort-value="Olborski, Miłosz"data-sort-value=9999
data-sort-value="Pellew, John"data-sort-value=9999
data-sort-value="Royce, Martyn"data-sort-value=9999
data-sort-value="Santos, André"data-sort-value=9999[23]
data-sort-value="Scheers, Jan"data-sort-value=9999
data-sort-value="Schmidt, Ingo"data-sort-value=9999
data-sort-value="Scullion, Leo"data-sort-value=20192019[24]
data-sort-value="Selbertinger, Theo"data-sort-value=9999
data-sort-value="Spencer, Rob"data-sort-value=9999
data-sort-value="Sułkowska, Monika"data-sort-value=9999
data-sort-value="Sullivan-Bisset, Glen"data-sort-value=9999
data-sort-value="Thomson, Agnieszka"data-sort-value=9999[25]
data-sort-value="Tournel, Bart"data-sort-value=9999[26]
data-sort-value="Tuzikava, Anastasiya"data-sort-value=9999
data-sort-value="Velichkova, Proletina"data-sort-value=9999
data-sort-value="Verhaas, Jan"data-sort-value=20172003, 2006, 2008, 2011, 2013 and 2017[27]
data-sort-value="Wagstaff, Ian"data-sort-value=9999[28]
data-sort-value="Wang, Haitao"data-sort-value=9999
data-sort-value="Wang, Wei"data-sort-value=9999
data-sort-value="Whitby, Carl"data-sort-value=9999[29]
data-sort-value="Williams, Ben"data-sort-value=9999[30]
data-sort-value="Woollaston, Tatiana"data-sort-value=9999
data-sort-value="Xie, Yixin"data-sort-value=9999
data-sort-value="Yates, Andy"data-sort-value=9999
data-sort-value="Zabłocki, Robert"data-sort-value=9999[31]
data-sort-value="Zheng, Weili"data-sort-value=9999
data-sort-value="Zhu, Ying"data-sort-value=9999

Former referees

NameWorld finalsRef.
data-sort-value="Annandale, Lawrie"data-sort-value=19981998
data-sort-value="Bennett, Stuart"data-sort-value=9999[32]
data-sort-value="Brinded, Colin"data-sort-value=19991999[33]
data-sort-value="Camkin, Bill"data-sort-value=19271927[34]
data-sort-value="Chamberlain, Alan"data-sort-value=19971997[35]
data-sort-value="Chambers, Charles"data-sort-value=19371937[36] [37] [38]
data-sort-value="Collier, Paul"data-sort-value=20212004, 2016, 2021 and 2024[39]
data-sort-value="De-Gruchy, S.A."data-sort-value=19571957[40]
data-sort-value="Duncan, Bruce"data-sort-value=9999
data-sort-value="Ganley, Len"data-sort-value=19931983, 1987, 1990 and 1993[41]
data-sort-value="Lee, Sydney"data-sort-value=9999
data-sort-value="Leigh, Willie"data-sort-value=19341934[42]
data-sort-value="Leng, T. B."data-sort-value=19461946, 1947[43] [44]
data-sort-value="Malkinson, W."data-sort-value=19291929[45]
data-sort-value="Montalto, Michael"data-sort-value=9999[46]
data-sort-value="Moore, Brendan"data-sort-value=20232014, 2018 and 2023[47]
data-sort-value="Murphy, Patricia"data-sort-value=9999[48]
data-sort-value="Newton, John"data-sort-value=20002000[49]
data-sort-value="Oomen, Johan"data-sort-value=9999[50]
data-sort-value="Palmer, David"data-sort-value=9999[51]
data-sort-value="Phillips, Harold"data-sort-value=19691969[52]
data-sort-value="Smith, Fred"data-sort-value=19281928[53]
data-sort-value="Smyth, John"data-sort-value=19821977 and 1982
data-sort-value="Street, John"data-sort-value=19951980, 1986, 1989, 1992 and 1995
data-sort-value="Tabb, Michaela"data-sort-value=20122009 and 2012[54]
data-sort-value="Thorpe, Jim"data-sort-value=19841972 and 1984[55]
data-sort-value="Timms, Bill"data-sort-value=19761973, 1974 and 1976[56]
data-sort-value="Webb, Martin"data-sort-value=9999
data-sort-value="Williams, Eirian"data-sort-value=20102001, 2005, 2007 and 2010
data-sort-value="Williams, John"data-sort-value=20021975, 1976, 1978, 1979, 1981, 1985, 1988,
1991, 1994, 1996 and 2002
data-sort-value="Williamson, Peter"data-sort-value=9999[57]

Notes and References

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  2. Web site: Davis: O'Sullivan playing greatest snooker in sport's history . . 28 April 2014 . 18 February 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171120193116/http://www.eurosport.co.uk/snooker/davis-o-sullivan-playing-greatest-snooker-sport-s-history_sto4230167/story.shtml . 20 November 2017 . live.
  3. Web site: Junaid Ahmed . 7 August 2023 . Cue Sports India . live . 29 August 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230829114513/https://www.cuesportsindia.com/profiles/referees/3/junaid-ahmed.
  4. Web site: Andrew Barklam . . 6 September 2023 . 6 September 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230906143258/https://snookerscores.net/referee/andrew-barklam . live.
  5. Web site: Julian Bell . . 12 July 2023 . live . 29 August 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230829114519/https://snookerscores.net/referee/julian-bell.
  6. Web site: Other Referees . 3 August 2020 . . 19 August 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200819113103/https://wst.tv/corporate/referees/other-referees/ . dead.
  7. Web site: James Chambers . . 3 October 2023 . 21 February 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240221070648/https://snookerscores.net/referee/james-chambers . live.
  8. Web site: Chinese Referees . cuestarsacademy.co.uk . 1 June 2023 . 29 August 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230829114550/https://www.cuestarsacademy.co.uk/chinese-referees/ . dead.
  9. Web site: Rod Eaton . . 21 October 2023 . 21 February 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240221154831/https://snookerscores.net/referee/rod-eaton . live.
  10. Web site: Try for Salama's first tournament win (in Finnish) . 17 October 2022 . www.sbil.fi . 29 August 2023 . live . 29 August 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230829115107/https://www.sbil.fi/snooker/uutiset/pyry-salamalle-ensimmainen-turnausv/.
  11. Web site: David Ford . . 12 July 2023 . live . 29 August 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230829114557/https://snookerscores.net/referee/david-ford.
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  16. Web site: Mark King . . 1 June 2023 . live . 29 August 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230829115150/https://snookerscores.net/referee/mark-king.
  17. Web site: 9 December 2017 . Peggy Li Q&A . 3 August 2020 . . 21 February 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200221021648/https://wst.tv/peggy-li-qa/ . dead.
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  19. Web site: Olivier Marteel . 3 August 2020 . . 19 August 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200819113004/https://wst.tv/corporate/referees/oliveir-marteel/ . dead.
  20. Web site: Graham Mason . . 21 October 2023 . 18 May 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240518075352/https://snookerscores.net/referee/graham-mason . live.
  21. Web site: Rudy Mathues . www.vsf-brabant.be . 21 October 2023 . 18 May 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240518075940/https://www.vsf-brabant.be/nl/leden/details/a11c9af001e003498a1da4e8f2bad69fe4918301/mathues-rudy . live.
  22. Web site: Peter Ogburn . . 3 October 2023 . 18 May 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240518085353/https://snookerscores.net/referee/peter-ogburn . live.
  23. Web site: André Santos Class 1 referee . 18 June 2022 . European Billiards and Snooker Association . 29 August 2023 . live . 29 March 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230329000355/http://www.ebsa.tv/andre-santos-class-1-referee/.
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  25. Web site: Agnieszka Thomson . . 23 August 2023 . live . 29 August 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230829115059/https://snookerscores.net/player/agnieszka-thomson.
  26. Web site: Bart Tournel . . 29 August 2023 . live . 23 March 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230323042546/https://snookerscores.net/referee/bart-tournel.
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  29. Web site: Carl Whitby . . 3 October 2023 . 27 September 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220927171013/https://snookerscores.net/referee/carl-whitby . live.
  30. Web site: Ben Williams . . 31 May 2023 . dead . 29 August 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230829114709/https://wst.tv/corporate/referees/ben-williams/.
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  39. Web site: Paul Collier to referee Crucible final . . 5 April 2024 . 6 April 2024 . 8 April 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240408063723/https://www.wst.tv/news/2024/april/05/paul-collier-to-referee-crucible-final/ . live.
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  44. Calling all referees . The Billiard Player . January 1948 . 5.
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  46. Web site: Camilleri to referee final . Times of Malta . 1 June 2023 . live . 29 August 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230829114557/https://timesofmalta.com/articles/view/camilleri-to-referee-final.27687.
  47. Web site: 6 April 2023 . Moore To Bow Out With Crucible Final . 8 April 2023 . . 8 April 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230408120514/https://wst.tv/moore-to-bow-out-with-crucible-final/ . dead.
  48. Web site: Meet the girls with balls . . 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20101025090112/http://www.itv.com/sport/powersnooker/articles/meetthegirlswithballs/ . dead . 25 October 2010.
  49. Web site: Tributes paid to top snooker referee . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160604111814/http://www.lep.co.uk/news/tributes-paid-to-top-snooker-referee-1-5034270 . 4 June 2016 . . 17 October 2012 . 4 May 2015.
  50. Web site: Johan Oomen . . 2 June 2023 . dead . 15 January 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220115215447/https://wst.tv/johan-oomen-passes-away/.
  51. Web site: The Maximum Men . . 9 December 2016 . 29 August 2023 . live . 29 August 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230829115150/https://wpbsa.com/the-maximum-men/.
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  53. News: Amateur snooker championship . Leamington Spa Courier . 18 May 1928 . 21 November 2015 . . subscription.
  54. Web site: 1 November 2010 . Profile - Michaela Tabb . 28 April 2009 . . 2 April 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150402215127/http://www.worldsnooker.com/page/MichaelaTabb/0,,13165~2229999,00.html . dead.
  55. Web site: Collier to Join Select Group . . 4 March 2016 . 5 December 2019 . 25 August 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200825115104/http://wpbsa.com/collier-to-join-select-group/ . live.
  56. News: Hat-trick for Bill . 7 April 1976 . . 21 August 2023 . 9 . . 24 August 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230824195122/https://www.newspapers.com/article/lincolnshire-echo-hat-trick-for-bill/125950508/ . live.
  57. Web site: Peter Williamson . . 2 June 2023 . dead . 2 June 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230602094904/https://wst.tv/corporate/referees/peter-williamson/.