Tatiana Woollaston
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Tatiana Woollaston is a professional snooker
referee. Official referee of WPBSA, EASB, EBSA and BSF.
In May 2010 she refereed at was European Individual Snooker Championship in Bucharest
, Romania
.
Woollaston made her ranking tournament debut in august 2010 at European Players Tour Championships event one (Paul Hunter Classic 2010) in Fuerth, Germany.
On 21 of November 2010 Woollaston became the first referee from Eastern Europe to officiate at a world-ranking snooker semi-final at the Euro Players Tour Championship event 6 in Prague, the Czech Republic
, as John Higgins defeated Joe Jogia by 4 frames to 2.
She worked at following events in 2011:
1. 25-28 August Paul Hunter Classic 2011/Players Tour Championship
event 4, Fürth
, Germany
;
2. 21-25 September Players Tour Championship event 5, Sheffield
, England
;
3. 29-2 October The Warsaw Classic 2011/Players Tour Championship event 6, Warsaw
, Poland
;
4. 5-9 October, Players Tour Championship event 7, Gloucester
, England. During this event Woollaston qualified as a Class 2 snooker referee. Аfter this tournament Tatiana has officially joined EASB as official referee .
At PTC4 in Germany, Tatiana had her TV debut live on Eurosport channel. She refereed match between Ken Doherty
and Passakorn Suwannawat
. Woollaston will work at all coming Players Tour Championship
events in 2011/2012 season.
, where she studied finance, banking and credit. She received master degree in economics
. Before moving to the UK worked as a teacher at Belarus State Economic University in Minsk. She married Benjamin Woollaston
, a professional snooker player, in June 2011. Later that year she moved to the UK and lives with her husband now in Leicester
, England
. Her husband Ben
had won the PTC 3 event in Sheffield the day before Woollaston moved to the UK.
Snooker
Snooker is a cue sport that is played on a green baize-covered table with pockets in each of the four corners and in the middle of each of the long side cushions. A regular table is . It is played using a cue and snooker balls: one white , 15 worth one point each, and six balls of different :...
referee. Official referee of WPBSA, EASB, EBSA and BSF.
Snooker referee
March of 2008 was the starting point for Woollaston life in snooker. She started with refereeing amateur events and proceeded with all main ranking tournaments in Belarus. She qualified as a Class 3 snooker referee a year later in March 2009 during European Team Snooker Championship in St. Petersburg, Russia, and became a referee member of European Billiards and Snooker Association.In May 2010 she refereed at was European Individual Snooker Championship in Bucharest
Bucharest
Bucharest is the capital municipality, cultural, industrial, and financial centre of Romania. It is the largest city in Romania, located in the southeast of the country, at , and lies on the banks of the Dâmbovița River....
, Romania
Romania
Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...
.
Woollaston made her ranking tournament debut in august 2010 at European Players Tour Championships event one (Paul Hunter Classic 2010) in Fuerth, Germany.
On 21 of November 2010 Woollaston became the first referee from Eastern Europe to officiate at a world-ranking snooker semi-final at the Euro Players Tour Championship event 6 in Prague, the Czech Republic
Czech Republic
The Czech Republic is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Poland to the northeast, Slovakia to the east, Austria to the south, and Germany to the west and northwest....
, as John Higgins defeated Joe Jogia by 4 frames to 2.
She worked at following events in 2011:
1. 25-28 August Paul Hunter Classic 2011/Players Tour Championship
Players Tour Championship
The Players Tour Championship is a snooker series comprising 12 regular events and a Grand Final. Each event lasts for at least three days, with a qualifying event for amateurs should the event be oversubscribed...
event 4, Fürth
Fürth
The city of Fürth is located in northern Bavaria, Germany in the administrative region of Middle Franconia. It is now contiguous with the larger city of Nuremberg, the centres of the two cities being only 7 km apart....
, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
;
2. 21-25 September Players Tour Championship event 5, Sheffield
Sheffield
Sheffield is a city and metropolitan borough of South Yorkshire, England. Its name derives from the River Sheaf, which runs through the city. Historically a part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, and with some of its southern suburbs annexed from Derbyshire, the city has grown from its largely...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
;
3. 29-2 October The Warsaw Classic 2011/Players Tour Championship event 6, Warsaw
Warsaw
Warsaw is the capital and largest city of Poland. It is located on the Vistula River, roughly from the Baltic Sea and from the Carpathian Mountains. Its population in 2010 was estimated at 1,716,855 residents with a greater metropolitan area of 2,631,902 residents, making Warsaw the 10th most...
, Poland
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
;
4. 5-9 October, Players Tour Championship event 7, Gloucester
Gloucester
Gloucester is a city, district and county town of Gloucestershire in the South West region of England. Gloucester lies close to the Welsh border, and on the River Severn, approximately north-east of Bristol, and south-southwest of Birmingham....
, England. During this event Woollaston qualified as a Class 2 snooker referee. Аfter this tournament Tatiana has officially joined EASB as official referee .
At PTC4 in Germany, Tatiana had her TV debut live on Eurosport channel. She refereed match between Ken Doherty
Ken Doherty
Ken Doherty is an Irish professional snooker player. He is the only player ever to have been world amateur and world professional champion...
and Passakorn Suwannawat
Passakorn Suwannawat
Passakorn Suwannawat is a Thai professional snooker player.Suwannawat turned professional in the 2006/2007 season. He dropped off the main tour after just one season....
. Woollaston will work at all coming Players Tour Championship
Players Tour Championship 2011/2012
The Players Tour Championship 2011/2012 started on 18 June 2011 and will end on 17 March 2012 with events held in England and Europe. European events are no longer called Euro Players Tour Championship and are included alongside other PTC events....
events in 2011/2012 season.
Personal life
Graduated from Belarus State Economic UniversityBelarusian State Economic University
Belarus State Economic University is a university in Minsk, Belarus. It specializes in Finance and Economics. It was founded in 1933 as Belarusian Institute for National Economy. It was upgraded to university level in 1992.-External links:*...
, where she studied finance, banking and credit. She received master degree in economics
Economics
Economics is the social science that analyzes the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services. The term economics comes from the Ancient Greek from + , hence "rules of the house"...
. Before moving to the UK worked as a teacher at Belarus State Economic University in Minsk. She married Benjamin Woollaston
Ben Woollaston
-External links:**...
, a professional snooker player, in June 2011. Later that year she moved to the UK and lives with her husband now in Leicester
Leicester
Leicester is a city and unitary authority in the East Midlands of England, and the county town of Leicestershire. The city lies on the River Soar and at the edge of the National Forest...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. Her husband Ben
Ben Woollaston
-External links:**...
had won the PTC 3 event in Sheffield the day before Woollaston moved to the UK.