List of snooker referees#Alan Chamberlain
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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.{{cite web |title=Triple Crown Final Referees |work=World Snooker Tour |access-date=29 May 2024 |url=https://www.wst.tv/referees/triplecrownfinalreferees |archive-date=24 February 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240224225621/https://www.wst.tv/referees/triplecrownfinalreferees/ |url-status=live}}
All of the World Snooker Championship finals from the start of what is known as the "modern era"{{cite web |title=Davis: O'Sullivan playing greatest snooker in sport's history |work=Eurosport |date=28 April 2014 |access-date=18 February 2019 |url=https://www.eurosport.co.uk/snooker/davis-o-sullivan-playing-greatest-snooker-sport-s-history_sto4230167/story.shtml |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171120193116/http://www.eurosport.co.uk/snooker/davis-o-sullivan-playing-greatest-snooker-sport-s-history_sto4230167/story.shtml |archive-date=20 November 2017 |url-status=live}} 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=
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scope="col" style="width: 200px;" | Name
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data-sort-value="Ahmed, Junaid"| {{flagathlete|Junaid Ahmed|IND}}
| data-sort-value=9999| | {{cite web |title=WST Other Referees |url=https://www.wst.tv/referees/otherreferees/ |work=World Snooker Tour |access-date=28 September 2024 |archive-date=19 September 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240919040535/https://www.wst.tv/referees/otherreferees/ |url-status=live}} |
data-sort-value="Almási, Gergő"| {{flagathlete|Gergő Almási|HUN}}
| data-sort-value=9999| | |
data-sort-value="Amberg, Erik"| {{flagathlete|Erik Amberg|GER}}
| data-sort-value=9999| | |
data-sort-value="Barklam, Andrew"| {{flagathlete|Andrew Barklam|ENG}}
| data-sort-value=9999| | |
data-sort-value="Bell, Julian"| {{flagathlete|Julian Bell|ENG}}
| data-sort-value=9999| | |
data-sort-value="Bozhilova, Desislava"| {{flagathlete|Desislava Bozhilova|BUL}}
| data-sort-value=2025| 2025 | {{cite web |title=WST Referees |url=https://www.wst.tv/referees |work=World Snooker Tour |access-date=30 September 2024 |archive-date=28 September 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240928004314/https://www.wst.tv/referees |url-status=live}}{{cite web |title=Bozhilova to referee Crucible final for first time |url=https://www.wst.tv/news/2025/april/02/bozhilova-to-referee-crucible-final-for-first-time/ |work=World Snooker Tour |date=2 April 2025 |access-date=3 April 2025 |archive-date=3 April 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250403170938/https://www.wst.tv/news/2025/april/02/bozhilova-to-referee-crucible-final-for-first-time/ |url-status=live}} |
data-sort-value="Camilleri, Terry"| {{flagathlete|Terry Camilleri|MLT}}
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data-sort-value="Chambers, James"| {{flagathlete|James Chambers|ENG}}
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data-sort-value="Coniglio, Greg"| {{flagathlete|Greg Coniglio|ENG}}
| data-sort-value=9999| | |
data-sort-value="Crișan, Alex"| {{flagathlete|Alex Crișan|ROU}}
| data-sort-value=9999| | |
data-sort-value="Dabrowski, Kevin"| {{anchor|Kevin Dabrowski}}{{flagathlete|Kevin Dabrowski|POL}}
| data-sort-value=9999| | |
data-sort-value="Dalgliesh, Robin"| {{flagathlete|Robin Dalgliesh|SCO}}
| data-sort-value=9999| | {{cite web |title=Robin Dalgliesh |url=https://snookerscores.net/referee/robin-dalgliesh |work=WPBSA |access-date=14 September 2024 |archive-date=28 February 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240228071035/https://snookerscores.net/referee/robin-dalgliesh |url-status=live}} |
data-sort-value="De Vos, Nico"| {{flagathlete|Nico De Vos|BEL}}
| data-sort-value=9999| | |
data-sort-value="Deng, Shihao"| {{flagathlete|Deng Shihao|CHN}}
| data-sort-value=9999| | {{cite web |url=https://www.cuestarsacademy.co.uk/chinese-referees/ |title=Chinese Referees |website=cuestarsacademy.co.uk |access-date=1 June 2023 |archive-date=29 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230829114550/https://www.cuestarsacademy.co.uk/chinese-referees/ |url-status=dead}} |
data-sort-value="Eaton, Rod"| {{flagathlete|Rod Eaton|ENG}}
| data-sort-value=9999| | |
data-sort-value="Eckardt, Marcel"| {{flagathlete|Marcel Eckardt|GER}}{{efn|Marcel Eckardt has refereed nine 147 breaks.}}
| data-sort-value=2020| 2020 | |
data-sort-value="Erkkilä, Sami"| {{flagathlete|Sami Erkkilä|FIN}}
| data-sort-value=9999| | |
data-sort-value="Evans, Garry"| {{flagathlete|Garry Evans|ENG}}
| data-sort-value=9999| | |
data-sort-value="Ford, David"| {{flagathlete|David Ford|ENG}}
| data-sort-value=9999| | |
data-sort-value="Freitag, Markus"| {{flagathlete|Markus Freitag|GER}}
| data-sort-value=9999| | |
data-sort-value="Gradinari, Natalia"| {{anchor|Natalia Gradinari}}{{flagathlete|Natalia Gradinari|MDA}}
| data-sort-value=9999| | |
data-sort-value="Harry, Nick"| {{flagathlete|Nick Harry|ENG}}
| data-sort-value=9999| | |
data-sort-value="Humphries, Colin"| {{anchor|Colin Humphries}}{{flagathlete|Colin Humphries|ENG}}
| data-sort-value=9999| | |
data-sort-value="Ivanov, Hristo"| {{flagathlete|Hristo Ivanov|BUL}}
| data-sort-value=9999| | |
data-sort-value="Ivett, Kim"| {{flagathlete|Kim Ivett|AUS}}
| data-sort-value=9999| | |
data-sort-value="Jacob, Mark"| {{flagathlete|Mark Jacob|GER}}
| data-sort-value=9999| | |
data-sort-value="Kanieska, Małgorzata"| {{flagathlete|Małgorzata Kanieska|POL}}
| data-sort-value=9999| | |
data-sort-value="Kesseler, Maike"| {{flagathlete|Maike Kesseler|GER}}
| data-sort-value=9999| | |
data-sort-value="King, Mark"| {{flagathlete|Mark King|ENG}}
| data-sort-value=9999| | |
data-sort-value="Kraatz, Luise"| {{flagathlete|Luise Kraatz|GER}}
| data-sort-value=9999| | |
data-sort-value="Lagowska, Marzena"| {{flagathlete|Marzena Łagowska|POL}}
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data-sort-value="Leddie, Nigel"| {{flagathlete|Nigel Leddie|ENG}}
| data-sort-value=9999| | |
data-sort-value="Li, Peggy"| {{anchor|Peggy Li}}{{flagathlete|Peggy Li|CHN}}
| data-sort-value=9999| | |
data-sort-value="Lyu, Xilin"| {{flagathlete|Lyu Xilin|CHN}}
| data-sort-value=9999| | {{cite web |title=Queenie |url=https://greenbaize1972.com/queenie/ |website=greenbaize1972.com |date=5 April 2024 |access-date=7 April 2024 |archive-date=7 April 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240407100144/https://greenbaize1972.com/queenie/ |url-status=live}} |
data-sort-value="Marteel, Olivier"| {{flagathlete|Olivier Marteel|BEL}} | |
data-sort-value="Mason, Graham"| {{flagathlete|Graham Mason|ENG}}
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data-sort-value="Mathues, Rudy"| {{flagathlete|Rudy Mathues|BEL}}
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data-sort-value="Matusiak, Radosław"| {{flagathlete|Radosław Matusiak|POL}}
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data-sort-value="Moens, Hilde"| {{flagathlete|Hilde Moens|BEL}}
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data-sort-value="Moors, Robin"| {{flagathlete|Robin Moors|BEL}}
| data-sort-value=9999| | |
data-sort-value="Mueller, Thorsten"| {{flagathlete|Thorsten Mueller|GER}}
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data-sort-value="Ogburn, Peter"| {{flagathlete|Peter Ogburn|ENG}}
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data-sort-value="Olborski, Miłosz"| {{flagathlete|Miłosz Olborski|POL}}
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data-sort-value="Pellew, John"| {{flagathlete|John Pellew|WAL}}
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data-sort-value="Pließnig, Erich"| {{flagathlete|Erich Pließnig|AUT}}
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data-sort-value="Poskočilová, Eva"| {{flagathlete|Eva Poskočilová|CZE}}
| data-sort-value=9999| | |
data-sort-value="Royce, Martyn"| {{flagathlete|Martyn Royce|ENG}}
| data-sort-value=9999| | |
data-sort-value="Santos, André"| {{flagathlete|André Santos|PRT}}
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data-sort-value="Scheers, Jan"| {{flagathlete|Jan Scheers|BEL}}
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data-sort-value="Schmidt, Ingo"| {{flagathlete|Ingo Schmidt|GER}}
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data-sort-value="Scullion, Leo"| {{flagathlete|Leo Scullion|SCO}}
| data-sort-value=2019| 2019 | |
data-sort-value="Sedmak, Marek"| {{flagathlete|Marek Sedmak|SVK}}
| data-sort-value=9999| | |
data-sort-value="Spencer, Rob"| {{anchor|Rob Spencer}}{{flagathlete|Rob Spencer|ENG}}{{efn|Rob Spencer has refereed twelve 147 breaks, more than any other referee.}}
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data-sort-value="Sułkowska, Monika"| {{flagathlete|Monika Sułkowska|POL}}
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data-sort-value="Sullivan-Bisset, Glen"| {{flagathlete|Glen Sullivan-Bisset|ENG}}
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data-sort-value="Thomson, Agnieszka"| {{flagathlete|Agnieszka Thomson|SCO}}
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data-sort-value="Tournel, Bart"| {{flagathlete|Bart Tournel|BEL}}
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data-sort-value="Tuzikava, Anastasiya"| {{flagathlete|Anastasiya Tuzikava|BLR}}
| data-sort-value=9999| | |
data-sort-value="Velichkova, Proletina"| {{flagathlete|Proletina Velichkova|BUL}}
| data-sort-value=9999| | |
data-sort-value="Verhaas, Jan"| {{flagathlete|Jan Verhaas|NED}}{{efn|Jan Verhaas has refereed eight 147 breaks.}}
| data-sort-value=2017| 2003, 2006, 2008, 2011, 2013 and 2017 | {{cite book |last=Downer |first=Chris |title=Crucible Almanac |year=2010 |location=Bournemouth |page=159}} |
data-sort-value="Wagstaff, Ian"| {{flagathlete|Ian Wagstaff|ENG}}
| data-sort-value=9999| | |
data-sort-value="Wang, Haitao"| {{anchor|Wang Haitao}}{{flagathlete|Wang Haitao|CHN}}
| data-sort-value=9999| | |
data-sort-value="Wang, Wei"| {{flagathlete|Wang Wei|CHN}}
| data-sort-value=9999| | |
data-sort-value="Whitby, Carl"| {{flagathlete|Carl Whitby|ENG}}
| data-sort-value=9999| | |
data-sort-value="Williams, Ben"| {{anchor|Ben Williams}}{{flagathlete|Ben Williams|ENG}}
| data-sort-value=9999| | |
data-sort-value="Woollaston, Tatiana"| {{flagathlete|Tatiana Woollaston|BLR}}
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data-sort-value="Xie, Yixin"| {{anchor|Xie Yixin}}{{flagathlete|Xie Yixin|CHN}}
| data-sort-value=9999| | |
data-sort-value="Yates, Andy"| {{flagathlete|Andy Yates|ENG}}
| data-sort-value=9999| | {{cite web |title=Referee: Andy Yates |url=https://snookerscores.net/referee/andy-yates |work=WPBSA |access-date=23 May 2024 |archive-date=23 May 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240523221849/https://snookerscores.net/referee/andy-yates |url-status=live}} |
data-sort-value="Zabłocki, Robert"| {{flagathlete|Robert Zabłocki|POL}}
| data-sort-value=9999| | {{cite web |url=https://www.snooker.org/res/index.asp?event=425 |title=European Tour Event Six |website=snooker.org |access-date=1 June 2023 |url-status=live |archive-date=29 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230829115113/https://www.snooker.org/res/index.asp?event=425}} |
data-sort-value="Zhang, Tao"| {{anchor|Zhang Tao}}{{flagathlete|Zhang Tao|CHN}}
| data-sort-value=9999| | {{cite web |title=Xi'an Grand Prix |url=https://www.snooker.org/res/index.asp?event=1832 |website=snooker.org |date=25 August 2024 |access-date=25 August 2024 |archive-date=25 August 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240825163807/https://www.snooker.org/res/index.asp?event=1832 |url-status=live}} |
data-sort-value="Zheng, Weili"| {{flagathlete|Zheng Weili|CHN}}
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data-sort-value="Zhu, Ying"| {{anchor|Zhu Ying}}{{flagathlete|Zhu Ying|CHN}}
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=Former referees=
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Notes
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