Paul Collier (snooker referee) explained

Paul Collier
Birth Date:30 July 1970
Birth Place:Newport, Wales
Professional:1992–2024

Paul Collier (born 30 July 1970, in Newport, Wales) is a Welsh retired snooker referee who has overseen four World Snooker Championship finals. In 2024 he retired from refereeing to focus on his role as a tournament director.

Career

Born in Newport, South Wales,[1] [2] Collier began refereeing on the professional snooker circuit in 1992. In 2004, he took charge of the World Snooker Championship final between Ronnie O'Sullivan and Graeme Dott where he also became the youngest referee to take charge of a world championship final.

Eighteen months after the 2004 final, in 2005, Collier quit the main tour, citing the lack of financial rewards in his profession. With only five ranking snooker events, he was no longer enjoying the tour. He was persuaded by Barry Hearn to re-join the main professional tour in 2011, with the additional opportunity to work as a Tournament Director.

In 2016, he refereed the final of the 2016 World Snooker Championship between Mark Selby and Ding Junhui.[3] In 2021, he took charge of his third Crucible final during the 2021 World Snooker Championship.[4] [5] [6] He returned to referee his fourth and last final in 2024, after which he retired as a snooker referee, to focus on his role as a tournament director.[7] [8]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Paul Collier . World Snooker Tour . 11 April 2011 . 29 August 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230829114600/https://wst.tv/corporate/referees/paul-collier/ . dead .
  2. Web site: Paul Collier . World Snooker . https://web.archive.org/web/20160416052157/http://www.worldsnooker.com/corporate/referees/paul-collier/ . 16 April 2016.
  3. Web site: Paul Collier To Referee World Final . World Snooker . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160307004203/http://www.worldsnooker.com/paul-collier-to-referee-world-final/ . 7 March 2016 . 3 March 2016.
  4. News: Collier to take charge of third Crucible final. World Snooker Tour. 7 April 2021. 1 December 2023. 7 April 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210407112641/https://wst.tv/collier-to-take-charge-of-third-crucible-final/. dead.
  5. News: Paul's on top of the world with second Crucible final . South Wales Argus . 23 March 2016 . 1 May 2016 . 5 June 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160605053415/http://www.southwalesargus.co.uk/sport/14377342.Paul_s_on_top_of_the_world_with_second_Crucible_final/ . live .
  6. News: Collier to referee world final . Sporting Life . 3 March 2016 . 1 May 2016 . 2 May 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160502032350/http://www.sportinglife.com/snooker/news/article/663/10190133/paul-collier-to-referee-snookers-world-championship-final . dead .
  7. 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.
  8. Web site: Paul Collier To Referee Crucible Final. World Snooker. Tour. April 5, 2024. World Snooker Tour.

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