List of snooker referees

This article contains a list of notable snooker referees. Snooker is a cue sport played on a rectangular table covered with a green cloth, or baize, with pockets at each of the four corners and in the middle of each long side.

Current

Former

  • Lawrie Annandale – officiated for the 1998 World final.[2][4]
  • Stuart Bennett[2]
  • Colin Brinded – officiated for the 1999 World final.[9][4]
  • Bill Camkin – officiated for the 1927 World final.[10]
  • Alan Chamberlain – officiated for the 1997 World final.[11]
  • Charles Chambers – referee in the match that led to the rule about minimum cue length.[12][13] (See Cue stick)
  • Bruce Duncan[2]
  • Len Ganley – officiated for the 1983, 1987, 1990, and 1993 World finals.[14]: 36 [4]
  • Sydney Lee[15]: 68–69 
  • Willie Leigh – officiated for the 1934 World final.[16]
  • Fred Jarvis – officiated for the 1928 World final.[17]
  • Michael Montalto
  • Patricia Murphy[18]
  • John Newton – officiated for the 2000 World final.[19]
  • Johan Oomen
  • Harold Phillips – officiated for the 1969 World final.[20]
  • Fred Smith – officiated for the 1928 World final.
  • John Smyth – officiated for the 1977 and 1982 World finals.[14]: 92 [4]
  • John Street – officiated for the 1980, 1986, 1989, 1992 and 1995 World finals.[14]: 100 
  • Michaela Tabb– officiated for the 2009 and 2012 World finals.[21][4]
  • Jim Thorpe – officiated for the 1984 World final.[22][4]
  • Martin Webb[2]
  • Eirian Williams – officiated for the 2001, 2005, 2007, and 2010 World finals.[4]
  • John Williams – officiated for the 1978, 1979, 1981, 1985, 1988, 1991, 1994, 1996, and 2002 World finals.[14]: 122 [4]
  • Peter Williamson

References

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  2. "147 Breaks". wpbsa.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original on 17 November 2019. Retrieved 5 December 2019.
  3. "Paul Collier". World Snooker Tour. Retrieved 11 April 2011.
  4. Downer, Chris (2010). Crucible Almanac. Bournemouth. p. 159.
  5. "Peggy Li Q&A". World Snooker. 2017-12-09. Archived from the original on 2020-02-21. Retrieved 2020-08-03.
  6. "Olivier Marteel". World Snooker. Archived from the original on 2020-08-19. Retrieved 2020-08-03.
  7. Michaël Torfs (5 May 2015). "I felt like a child in a toy shop". flandersnews.be. Archived from the original on 15 February 2020. Retrieved 15 February 2020.
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  9. "Snooker mourns death of referee". BBC. 30 November 2005. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
  10. Everton, Clive (1986). The History of Snooker and Billiards. Haywards Heath: Partridge Press. p. 50. ISBN 1852250135.
  11. "Chamberlain – The Gloves Are Off – World Snooker". World Snooker. 2014-04-24. Archived from the original on 2018-04-26. Retrieved 2018-04-25.
  12. "News of the month". The Billiard Player. No. December 1938. p. 7.
  13. Clare, Norman (2008-03-04). Billiards and Snooker Bygones. Shire Publications. ISBN 9780852637302.
  14. Morrison, Ian (1988). Hamlyn Who's Who in Snooker. London: Hamlyn. ISBN 0600557138.
  15. Morrison, Ian (1987). The Hamlyn Encyclopedia of Snooker. Twickenham: Hamlyn Publishing Group. ISBN 978-0-60055604-6.
  16. "Professional snooker championship final". The Billiard Player. W. G. Clifford. May 1934. p. 13.
  17. "Amateur snooker championship". Leamington Spa Courier. 18 May 1928. Retrieved 21 November 2015 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  18. "Meet the girls with balls". itv.com > Power Snooker. ITV. 2010. Archived from the original on 29 October 2010.
  19. "Tributes paid to top snooker referee". Lancashire Evening Post. 17 October 2012. Archived from the original on 4 June 2016. Retrieved 4 May 2015.
  20. Robinson, Keith (April 1969). "Blow by blow". Billiards and Snooker. Billiards Association and Control Council. pp. 3–6.
  21. Profile - Michaela Tabb Archived 2 April 2015 at the Wayback Machine World Snooker; Retrieved 28 April 2009
  22. "Collier to Join Select Group". wpbsa.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 4 March 2016. Archived from the original on 25 August 2020. Retrieved 5 December 2019.
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