What an unbelievable first days play that was... Both players playing some great stuff.... And obviously topped off with
@markjesterselby
making the first 147 in a Crucible Final... Don't know about him but I'm still buzzing from it. Can't wait for tomorrow, it'll be a classic.
Thank you for so many kind messages. Snooker has been a huge part of my life for two decades and I have loved every minute. The time is right for a new challenge which I'm very excited about.Thank you to all players and refs for many amazing memories that I will always cherish โค๏ธ
I've said it before and I'll say it again. The one table set up at the
@crucibletheatre
is the best sight in sport for me. I can't wait to walk out again on Sunday. I am really going to miss this place.
Today's the day! The final of this year's Cazoo World Snooker Championships starts at 1pm. Good luck to both Mark Selby and Luca Brecel. It's going to be my honour and privilege to walk out there and referee what will hopefully be a classic between these two!
#onelasttime
Thanks to
@RobSpencer147
for filming this. And thank you to the whole Crucible crowd for this standing ovation last night. Made the hairs on the back of my neck stand up and brought tears to my eyes. I'll never forget that moment ๐
Absolutely heartbroken that my dad lost his battle with cancer Christmas Day morning. Going to miss you everyday Dad, love you loads. Sleep well
#rip
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Well I've reffed some great games in my time, but that was an absolute classic. Loved every second of that. Well done to both players playing some superb snooker.
@Betfred
@WorldSnooker1
Wow! Just wow! That's why we love multi session snooker matches. Had everything that game. Big breaks, drama, tension, excitement, comebacks, good luck, bad luck and an hour long decider. Absolutely bloody amazing out there.
Referee
@BrendanMoore147
will retire from the World Snooker Tour at the conclusion of this season and is set to bow out by taking charge of the
#CazooWorldChampionship
final.
We thank Brendan for his service and wish him well in his new role at
@MatchroomPool
.
More:
Playing
@FootballManager
, watching the
@Dafabet
Snooker Masters and eating pizza. Perfect way to relax the night before refereeing the final out there tomorrow. Feel very honoured to have been selected to referee the final of this great event for the 3rd time.
@WeAreWST
Team night out in Shi Shang. Wonderful food with good company. Hope you are all enjoying the UK Champs as much as we are. Round two starts from 1pm tomorrow..... See you there
#snooker
#UKChampionship
#bbcsport
Probably not much people noted this... Was a fraction of a second...
@robmilkins147
gave
@brendanmoore147
a hug as sign of respect and appreciation for Brendan's career in snooker as referee.
Well done, Milkman. ๐
Seen the odd tweet lately saying snooker refs are 'insignificant' and it isn't about us. Totally agree it isn't about us and we don't think that. But insignificant? Really? Today means just as much to
@LeoScullion
as it does both players, and why not? He totally deserves this day
"It's the ultimate honour"
Sheffield's
@brendanmoore147
will referee the final of the
@Betfred
World Championship for the second time this year.
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Really looking forward to reffing tomorrow at the Crucible with a crowd present. Quite excited to ask people to be quiet and turn their phones off...... It's been a while ๐๐
Looking forward to refereeing today's final at the Cazoo Grand Prix between
@nr147
and
@ronnieo147
. It's going to be a great game, who lifts the trophy?
@nr147
It's been answered more than once, but I'll answer one more time, legal shot as the cue ball doesn't jump over any ball. Please leave my time line alone with this now ๐
Wow that was the loudest crowd I've ever heard at a snooker venue. Goosebumps on my arms and hairs stood up on the back of my neck.
@robwalkertv
says every player plays for moments like this. Referees ref for theses same moments, amazing to be a part of it.
@WeAreWST
@Dafabet
As usual I've loved every minute of the
@Betfred
@WeAreWST
World Championships at the Crucible. On marking duty for the last two days. Good luck to both players, and of course to
@germanref
who will be taking charge of his first World Final. Well deserved and very pleased for him
Goodbye & good luck
@brendanmoore147
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Gutted we are not with you there today but privileged we got to share our final with you x
You will be greatly missed, love The Williams xxx
@markwil147
Here we go, the one table set up. Nothing better in sport for me than seeing this in the Crucible Theatre. Can't wait to get going this evening in the semi final between
@KyrenWilson
and
@Magician147
. Should be four great sessions to come.
#wst
#betfred
Just to answer all the tweets asking me why the century didn't count for Ronnie.... Spotting a colour is part of the stroke. As Ronnie played the next stroke before the spotting was complete, the foul is on the pink, that's why the break was 95 and a foul 6 to Sanderson.
Great semi final to be involved in. Well done to
@Magician147
, commiserations to
@KyrenWilson
. Absolutely amazing to have a crowd back in the Crucible, tremendous atmosphere again. We have definitely missed you guys all season. Good luck to both finalists and
@welshref
tomorrow.
So we get underway tomorrow at 10am. Looking forward to this World Championships even more than usual. Can't wait to walk out tomorrow morning to referee Ronnie v Pang Junxu. For me personally nothing beats walking out at the Crucible Theatre.
Just landed back at Birmingham Airport to the fantastic news that I'm a Grandad again. Grandson was born earlier this afternoon, can't wait to see the little beaut ๐๐
Didn't waste my time during lockdown ๐. Decided to buy some Nano Blocks and built the Taj Mahal, Sydney Opera House, Great Wall Of China, Old Trafford, Nou Camp, R2D2 and the Titanic. Thank goodness I'm going back to work on Sunday ๐
That's me finished at this year's
@Betfred
Snooker World Championships, thoroughly enjoyed every minute as usual. Good luck to both players and referee
@BelgianProRef1
taking charge of his 2nd World Final. Next stop for me is Gibraltar and the
@worldpoolmaster
.
Wow, what an unbelievable final to end 2020. Absolute privilege to be the ref of that game. Commiserations to
@JackLisowski
, played awesome especially this evening. Congratulations to
@judd147t
on another win. Thanks to all at WS and Matchroom, time to head home for Christmas ๐
Today would have been my dad's 75th birthday, this is the first one without him ๐ข. Don't worry, me and the lads will be having a drink with you later as usual. Love and miss you always. Happy Birthday Dad โค๏ธ
It's been an enjoyable week in Llandudno this week. We've seen some excellent snooker so far. Great final in prospect today between
@nr147
and John Higgins. Looking forward to refereeing this one, can't wait to get going at 1pm.
Another great final to be involved in. Suppose a decider was inevitable ๐. Commiserations to
@juddtrump
, great effort to comeback to 9-9. Well done
@pistol147
on the win, worthy winner ๐๐.
What a great match to finish off with at this year's World Championships. Commiserations to Jack Lisowski, congratulations to John Higgins. The atmosphere in the Crucible was awesome as always, no venue like it. Marking duties now for the semi finals.
That's my stint as a referee at the UK Champs over with this year. Good luck to all players and officials still in York, especially
@bhw147
who will referee his first triple crown final on Sunday. Next big event for me? My daughters wedding next week ๐ฐ๐ .
@BBCSnooker
@WeAreWST
That's me finished refereeing at this years UK Championships. Good look to both finalists tomorrow, and also referee Greg Coniglio who will be taking charge of his first Triple Crown Final. Long drive up to Scotland for me in the morning for the Scottish Open which starts Monday.
Don't know what else to say about that other than WOW! What an awesome game between two giants of the game. Full crowd, tremendous atmosphere and a decider to finish the event. Doesn't get much better than that, well done
@nr147
๐๐
#CazooSeries
@WeAreWST
@ITVSport
This is a great feeling for a snooker referee. Walking out to this applause at the start of the German Masters Final is something else. Good luck
@RobSpencer147
and enjoy the whole day.
@WeAreWST
Now we know all four semi finalists. I'll be refereeing
@KyrenWilson
v Anthony McGill in the first semi final tomorrow. Can't wait to walk in the arena with just the one table there ๐. See you at 1pm.
Absolutely devastated to hear that Alan Chamberlain has passed away. He was one of the guys that took me under their wing when I first started refereeing back in 2004. Thoughts are with his family at this sad time
#RIPChambo
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Tremendous final, was a pleasure to be sat on the markers desk for this great game. Well done to both players but especially
@jordyb147
on his maiden ranking victory. Also to referee
@147Bhw
, he didn't do a bad job ๐๐๐
Been down to the training ground today to present the team with a set of Nineball for there pool table. Had a great chat with the gaffer himself and skipper
@bazzabannan25
. Thank you
@swfc
for having me
#wawaw
It's been a brilliant week here in Antalya at the first
@WeAreWST
Turkish Masters. The Nirvana Cosmopolitan Hotel staff, promoters and everyone involved have been amazing.On behalf of all the referees involved, the 3 of us would like to say a big thank you to all
#turkishmasters
Just heard the brilliant news from back home that I'm going to be a Grandad for the 2nd time later in the year. Evie is going to be a fantastic big sister. ๐ถ๐
#OverTheMoon
Unbelievable drama at the Crucible Theatre once again. Two great semi finals which set up a mouth watering final tomorrow. Can't wait to referee this one. The very best of luck to both John Higgins and
@markwil147
in the
@Betfred
World Snooker Final
#ilovesnooker
Good luck to both
@DBozhilova
and
@germanref
refereeing the semi finals of this year's World Championships. Especially Desi as it will be the first time reffing at the one table set up here at the
@crucibletheatre
. Hope you both enjoy it and have a great games.
Less than 15 minutes to go to the start of the final session of the 2018
@Betfred
@WorldSnooker1
championships. The atmosphere when the players walk down the stairs will be electric, can't wait for this. Hope you all enjoy it as much as I will.
A few years experience between
@janverhaas
Paul and myself here at the Crucible ๐. Good luck to
@welshref
taking charge of his 3rd World Final. Great bloke, great mate and not a bad ref too ๐. Thoroughly deserves these two days. Hope you enjoy every second of it mate.