World Snooker Tour says that is confidential and wouldn’t supply any steerage.
For some, although, it’s a full-time function and entails intensive world journey.
In addition to matches on the common tour, officers would possibly prime up their earnings by operating the rule over exhibition matches.
This has been a profitable sideline for the reason that sport’s growth years within the Eighties, when the likes of Len Ganley have been virtually as common as the highest gamers.
As Mike Ganley – World Snooker Tour match director and Len’s son – has stated: “Len made good cash from the exhibitions as a result of for no matter purpose he did have a profile, and an ego and a character that went with it.”
That helps. It’s understood {that a} referee’s primary pay is mostly reasonably modest, definitely in comparison with the highest gamers.
We will confidently say that Ben Woollaston’s World Championship earnings this 12 months will prime any referee’s earnings from the 17 days.
Reaching the second spherical means he’s assured of at the very least £30,000. The champion collects £500,000.
Ben’s plan for Friday was to sleep as a lot as attainable in order that he feels recent to go once more when he performs China’s Si Jiahui in spherical two, in a match that begins on Saturday.
He was seen with Tatiana and Edward heading again to their lodge at about 01:00 BST, and whereas Ben and Edward probably had a lie-in, there was no such consolation for Tatiana.
She was straight again to work, refereeing the second session of the spherical two match between Mark Allen and Chris Wakelin.
That started at 10:00 BST, and it contained what would possibly go down as one other profession spotlight – selecting the black ball out of the pocket as Allen grew to become the eleventh man to make a 147 most break on the World Championship.
Thus far, Sheffield is treating the Woollastons effectively.
