List of snooker referees

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.

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List of snooker referees

All of the World Snooker Championship finals from the start of what is known as the "modern era" in (/wiki/1969WorldSnookerChampionship) are included in the list, with the exception of (/wiki/1970WorldSnookerChampionship) and (/wiki/1971WorldSnookerChampionship). 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

<table><thead><tr><th>Name</th><th>World finals</th><th>Ref.</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td> Junaid Ahmed (IND)</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td> Gergő Almási (HUN)</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td> Erik Amberg (GER)</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td> Andrew Barklam (ENG)</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td> Mark Beale (ENG)</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td> Julian Bell (ENG)</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td> Desislava Bozhilova (BUL)</td><td>2025</td><td></td></tr><tr><td> Terry Camilleri (MLT)</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td> James Chambers (ENG)</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td> Greg Coniglio (ENG)</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td> Kevin Dabrowski (POL)</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td> Robin Dalgliesh (SCO)</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td> Nico De Vos (BEL)</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td> Deng Shihao (CHN)</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td> Rod Eaton (ENG)</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td> Marcel Eckardt (GER)</td><td>2020</td><td></td></tr><tr><td> Sami Erkkilä (FIN)</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td> Garry Evans (ENG)</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td> David Ford (ENG)</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td> Markus Freitag (GER)</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td> Natalia Gradinari (MDA)</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td> Nick Harry (ENG)</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td> Colin Humphries (ENG)</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td> Hristo Ivanov (BUL)</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td> Kim Ivett (AUS)</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td> Mark Jacob (GER)</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td> Małgorzata Kanieska (POL)</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td> Maike Kesseler (GER)</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td> Mark King (ENG)</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td> Luise Kraatz (GER)</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td> Marzena Łagowska (POL)</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td> Nigel Leddie (ENG)</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td> Peggy Li (CHN)</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td> Lyu Xilin (CHN)</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td> Olivier Marteel (BEL)</td><td>2015, 2022</td><td></td></tr><tr><td> Graham Mason (ENG)</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td> Rudy Mathues (BEL)</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td> Radosław Matusiak (POL)</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td> Hilde Moens (BEL)</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td> Robin Moors (BEL)</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td> Thorsten Mueller (GER)</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td> Peter Ogburn (ENG)</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td> Miłosz Olborski (POL)</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td> John Pellew (WAL)</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td> Erich Pließnig (AUT)</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td> Eva Poskočilová (CZE)</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td> Martyn Royce (ENG)</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td> André Santos (PRT)</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td> Jan Scheers (BEL)</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td> Ingo Schmidt (GER)</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td> Marek Sedmak (SVK)</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td> Rob Spencer (ENG)</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td> Monika Sułkowska (POL)</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td> Glen Sullivan-Bisset (ENG)</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td> Agnieszka Thomson (SCO)</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td> Bart Tournel (BEL)</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td> Anastasiya Tuzikova (BLR)</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td> Proletina Velichkova (BUL)</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td> Ian Wagstaff (ENG)</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td> Wang Haitao (CHN)</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td> Wang Wei (CHN)</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td> Carl Whitby (ENG)</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td> Ben Williams (ENG)</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td> Tatiana Woollaston (BLR)</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td> Xie Yixin (CHN)</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td> Andy Yates (ENG)</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td> Robert Zabłocki (POL)</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td> Zhang Tao (CHN)</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td> Zheng Weili (CHN)</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td> Zhu Ying (CHN)</td><td></td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

Former referees

<table><thead><tr><th>Name</th><th>World finals</th><th>Ref.</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td> Lawrie Annandale (SCO)</td><td>1998</td><td></td></tr><tr><td> Stuart Bennett (ENG)</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td> Colin Brinded (ENG)</td><td>1999</td><td></td></tr><tr><td> Bill Camkin (ENG)</td><td>1927</td><td></td></tr><tr><td> Alan Chamberlain (ENG)</td><td>1997</td><td></td></tr><tr><td> Charles Chambers (ENG)</td><td>1937</td><td></td></tr><tr><td> Paul Collier (WAL)</td><td>2004, 2016, 2021, 2024</td><td></td></tr><tr><td> Alex Crișan (ROU)</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td> S.A. De-Gruchy (JEY)</td><td>1957</td><td></td></tr><tr><td> Bruce Duncan (SCO)</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td> Len Ganley (NIR)</td><td>1983, 1987, 1990, 1993</td><td></td></tr><tr><td> Sydney Lee (ENG)</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td> Willie Leigh (ENG)</td><td>1934</td><td></td></tr><tr><td> T. B. Leng (ENG)</td><td>1946, 1947</td><td></td></tr><tr><td> W. Malkinson (ENG)</td><td>1929</td><td></td></tr><tr><td> Michael Montalto (MLT)</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td> Brendan Moore (ENG)</td><td>2014, 2018, 2023</td><td></td></tr><tr><td> Patricia Murphy (IRL)</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td> John Newton (ENG)</td><td>2000</td><td></td></tr><tr><td> Johan Oomen (NED)</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td> David Palmer (ENG)</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td> Harold Phillips (ENG)</td><td>1969</td><td></td></tr><tr><td> Leo Scullion (SCO)</td><td>2019</td><td></td></tr><tr><td> Fred Smith (ENG)</td><td>1928</td><td></td></tr><tr><td> John Smyth (IRL)</td><td>1977, 1982</td><td></td></tr><tr><td> John Street (ENG)</td><td>1980, 1986, 1989, 1992, 1995</td><td></td></tr><tr><td> Michaela Tabb (SCO)</td><td>2009, 2012</td><td></td></tr><tr><td> Jim Thorpe (ENG)</td><td>1972, 1984</td><td></td></tr><tr><td> Bill Timms (ENG)</td><td>1973, 1974, 1976</td><td></td></tr><tr><td> Jan Verhaas (NED)</td><td>2003, 2006, 2008, 2011, 2013, 2017</td><td></td></tr><tr><td> Martin Webb (ENG)</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td> Eirian Williams (WAL)</td><td>2001, 2005, 2007, 2010</td><td></td></tr><tr><td> John Williams (WAL)</td><td>1975, 1976, 1978, 1979, 1981, 1985, 1988, 1991, 1994, 1996, 2002</td><td></td></tr><tr><td> Peter Williamson (ENG)</td><td></td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>