Name: Eirian Williams
DOB: 3rd September
Nationality: Welsh
First Pro Match: 1991
147′s Officiated: 3
Career Highlights: Officiated: Four World Championship finals, three maximum breaks as well as several finals at the tour’s other major tournaments
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Career Summary
A professional snooker referee of over 20 years, Welshman Eirian Williams has done it all in the game and has been selected to take charge of all of the major finals within the game during his career.
Eirian’s first match in front of the TV cameras took place in 1995 as Jimmy White comprehensively defeated Scotland’s Billy Snaddon 5-0 and since then he has not looked back. His first ranking event final came at the 1998 Welsh Open as Paul Hunter captured the title with a 9-5 win over John Higgins.
Eirian at the 2011 World Championship
Three years later in 2001 Eirian then realised a dream by refereeing both the UK and World Championship finals, as well as a 147 break by Ronnie O’Sullivan at the China International.
Since then the former policeman has continued to play a prominent role in the major events, going on to referee the World final on a further three occasions as well as countless other ranking event finals. In addition he was also in charge of the memorable dramatic 2006 Masters final when John Higgins defeated Ronnie O’Sullivan 9-8 on the final black.
Major Finals:
| Event | Year |
| World Championship | 2001, 2005, 2007, 2010 |
| UK Championship | 2001, 2007, 2009, 2011 |
| Masters | 2006 |
| Grand Prix | 2006, 2008 |
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3 comments
Alex says:
January 18, 2010 at 11:06 pm (UTC 0 )
Eirian has also refereed the Grand Prix Final in 2006 and 2008.
Patrick Raeburn. says:
December 10, 2010 at 3:31 pm (UTC 0 )
Please clarify this problem for me. Situation:- White goes in-off with one red left on the table. This red is being blocked by the pink. A free ball is nominated, i.e., the yellow. However, the shot is then miscued and the brown is struck. Is this a foul or is it the case that all the balls on the table become reds, hence an ok shot? If it is the case that all balls are reds, is there any need to nominate a ball as a free ball?
Many thanks,
Patrick Raeburn.
Robert Hunt says:
September 19, 2011 at 2:53 pm (UTC 0 )
It’s a foul Patrick. Although all of the balls can be counted as a red, only the one which is nominated is a valid red ball. It’s like when someone nominates a colour, it’s a foul if they hit another colour even though they could play that ball.