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Paul Collier

@welshref

World Snooker Tour Tournament Director. Retired Professional Snooker Referee, Rugby Union fan, love music but can't sing a note! #LuvsItIDo

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calendar_today23-04-2009 12:47:55

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๐Ÿ† Congratulations to David Causier, who has added yet another title to his impressive tally by defeating Peter Gilchrist 875-388 in the final of the UK Championship at the Landywood Snooker Club! ๐Ÿ‘

๐Ÿ† Congratulations to David Causier, who has added yet another title to his impressive tally by defeating Peter Gilchrist 875-388 in the final of the UK Championship at the Landywood Snooker Club! ๐Ÿ‘
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Letโ€™s get this 2025 campaign going then. Sorted my whole working week out so I can be in an Irish bar in Berlin tonight to watch Wales v France in the six nations. ๐Ÿ‰ If you're in Berlin and the result of this match is as expected, please just ignore me later. I live in hope.๐Ÿคž

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Steve Davis wins his 28th, and last, ranking event title! 30 years ago at the 1995 Welsh Open. The historic tournament returns on February 10th ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ. Tickets still available and LIVE on Eurosport, Discovery+ and WST Play depending on your region.

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Back in Cardiff again to see Paul Smith 'Pablo' tour tonight. Seats booked over a year ago, nowhere near the front. He'll need a telescope to see us! ๐Ÿ˜œ๐Ÿ˜‚

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๐Ÿ† GILCHRIST WINS CLUB 200 OPEN ๐Ÿฅ‡ Congratulations to Peter Gilchrist, who defeated Peter Sheehan 873-112 to win the Club 200 Open last weekend! Sheehan had earlier ended the 16-month winning streak of David Causier at the semi-final stage.

๐Ÿ† GILCHRIST WINS CLUB 200 OPEN ๐Ÿฅ‡

Congratulations to Peter Gilchrist, who defeated Peter Sheehan 873-112 to win the Club 200 Open last weekend!

Sheehan had earlier ended the 16-month winning streak of David Causier at the semi-final stage.
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๐ŸŽŸ๏ธ Tickets are on sale NOW! Don't miss the Sportsbet.io Champion of Champions, as we head to the Mattioli Arena Leicester November 10-16 for the first time! 16 champions will enter, but only one will be crowned champion of champions ๐Ÿ‘‘ ๐ŸŽŸ๏ธ bit.ly/41CYZTr #ChampofChamps

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Unusually for this place, I've some good news to share!Had a great chat with the legendary referee John Williams today. He's almost eleven reds with black's years olds now, but doing well, and I'm meeting him for a real catch up next week. Hope I'm not late and get scratched ๐Ÿ˜‚

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This will be a great night celebrating a milestone in snooker's popularity. I can now let you know that the legendary referee, John Williams, will be in attendance, and I will take his place in refereeing the final frame re-match! Very limited number of tickets still available.

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So other than a single toilet visit, Iโ€™ve watched 140 minutes of Masters golf coverage. Not a single reference or visual of page 2 of the leaderboard. Anybody chasing the leaders? Poor coverage that Iโ€™m paying far too much for Sky Sports Golf

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Managed a few days at home after the qualifiers but now back in Sheffield for 13 days at the big one. Strange not to be unpacking suits and dress shirts this year, but looking forward to a new challenge. Tournament Director at the crucible? Thereโ€™s worse jobs out thereโ€ฆ.!

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So, on this day in both 2016 and 2021 I was referreeing a world final. This time last year I was preparing to referee my last match as a professional referee. Here I am in 2025 watching it from an office in the role of tournament director. What a lucky man I am, #StillLuvsItIDo

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Massive congrats and best of luck to Desislava Bozhilova refereeing her first World Final today. Well deserved, youโ€™ll do a great job! ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ‘

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And, relaxโ€ฆ. Thatโ€™s a month in Sheffield done, my first WC as a Tournament Director. Huge thanks to the great team of referees, event staff, security crew, venue staff, table fitters, TV & Media and of course, all the players, fans and supporters. Q School event 2 up next! ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ‘

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๐Ÿ† EUROPEAN GLORY FOR GILCHRIST IN BRUGES ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ช Congratulations to Peter Gilchrist, who has defeated reigning world champion David Causier 938-618 to win the 2025 European Open at the The Trickshot Club in Bruges, Belgium! ๐Ÿ‘

๐Ÿ† EUROPEAN GLORY FOR GILCHRIST IN BRUGES ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ช

Congratulations to Peter Gilchrist, who has defeated reigning world champion David Causier 938-618 to win the 2025 European Open at the The Trickshot Club in Bruges, Belgium! ๐Ÿ‘
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Amazing day out in Cardiff today. This pair are my cousins, but we grew up like brothers. All our parents and grand parents sadly are gone now, but theyโ€™d love to know that even in our 50โ€™s, we can still go out and play!

Amazing day out in Cardiff today. This pair are my cousins, but we grew up like brothers. All our parents and grand parents sadly are gone now, but theyโ€™d love to know that even in our 50โ€™s, we can still go out and play!
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๐ŸŽ“ ๐—ช๐—•๐—Ÿ/๐—ช๐—ฃ๐—•๐—ฆ๐—” ๐—–๐—ข๐—”๐—–๐—›๐—œ๐—ก๐—š ๐—–๐—ข๐—จ๐—ฅ๐—ฆ๐—˜ The latest WPBSA Coaching Course for Billiards Coaches was held recently at the Landywood Snooker Club with 14 participants. Read more โžก๏ธ world-billiards.com/wbl-wpbsa-coacโ€ฆ

๐ŸŽ“ ๐—ช๐—•๐—Ÿ/๐—ช๐—ฃ๐—•๐—ฆ๐—” ๐—–๐—ข๐—”๐—–๐—›๐—œ๐—ก๐—š ๐—–๐—ข๐—จ๐—ฅ๐—ฆ๐—˜

The latest WPBSA Coaching Course for Billiards Coaches was held recently at the Landywood Snooker Club with 14 participants.

Read more โžก๏ธ world-billiards.com/wbl-wpbsa-coacโ€ฆ
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As well as mine and Karen's anniversary, today would have been the great Joe Longthorne's 70th birthday. We spent years traveling the country to see Joe's shows and miss him terribly. Thanks for the entertainment and rest in peace Joe. ๐Ÿ‘Œ๐ŸŽถ๐ŸŽค Thinking of you today Jamie Michael Moran