After complaining about the referee, Ronnie O'Sullivan said what he thought was the "best referee in the world"
On May 4, 2024, according to Hegel, Ronnie O'Sullivan claimed that some referees may have prepared for him in order to target him, but it is obviously not Tatiana Wollaston, who believes that she is "the best referee in the world".
Tatiana has long been one of the best referees in the professional game, making her TV debut in 2011, making her debut in Crucible in 2020 and in charge of the finals at the Welsh Open and British Open.
She was the referee for the semi-finals of the World Championships between Gilbert and Kyren Wilson in Sheffield this year, her first single table match at Crucible, where she again excelled.
Impressed by this, Rocket said, "The best referee in the world, man. She was only a mile away from us. I've been busy all day. She should be in charge of this year's final. ”
Evans, the 12-time Women's World Champion, said: "She's a top referee and I really want to judge her, she's a very good girl. She deserves to be in the final. She's top notch and I hope she'll be in the judging tournament next year. ”
It seemed only a matter of time before Tatiana officiated the sport's most important match, and the widely respected referee was highly praised throughout the match.
Paul Collier will referee this year's Crucible final, his fourth time on the World Snooker Tour. He was previously the tournament director for the World Championships.
After O'Sullivan had a falling out with Bozhlova in the quarter-final defeat to Bingham, he later praised Tatiana after claiming that "some of the judges were ready to make it difficult for him".
Curiously, when the referee rearranged the black ball after the Rockets scored the black ball, the Rockets found that there was a problem, and the ball shook slightly on a small indent in the table, which blocked the path of the nearby red ball.
The Rocket asked the referee to reposition the black ball, and when she finally succeeded in preventing the ball from swinging on the table, the red ball was ready to attack, but the Rocket chose not to attack because he felt uncomfortable gaining an advantage in this way.
However, after the incident, he told Eurosport: "There are referees, I think they are ready for me, so I want to prove to her that she is wrong. ”
"Then I didn't feel good and after that I had to defend. I just wanted to make that clear, and it has already been indicated. I'm not that eager to win that way. I'm more of a principled person, so once the principles are made, I can sleep peacefully at night. ”
After the defeat, he was asked what had happened and he said: "I'm not going to comment on the good or bad of the players or the referees, it's not worth it. I'm going to keep quiet about that kind of thing. I'm not going to comment on the players, I'm not going to comment on the referees, just let it be. My life is so good, I don't need those troubles. ”
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