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William Seger

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10. John Higgins vs. Fergal O'Brian now, never heard of him
Mon Nov 23, 2020, 03:50 PM
Nov 2020

... but the referee is "snooker's hottest referee" Desislava Bozhilova. Someday, I'm going to write a song entitled "I Love You, I Love You, Wish I Could Pronounce Your Name." (It'll have to be a country song, of course.)

But the reason I mention it is that while searching for the spelling of her name, I saw a Google-suggested search for "How much do female snooker referees get paid," and the answer was that "Professional" referees get a base salary of $25,000 plus $250 per match, while "Women" referees get $20,000 plus $200 per match! Unbelievable. It wasn't until 2003, I think, that Machaela Tabb became the first female to officiate in a ranking event, and not until 2007 that she officiated a ranking event final match.

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Trump is the winner! [View all] William Seger Nov 2020 OP
Fellow snooker lover!!! ZZenith Nov 2020 #1
I'm watching Mark Selby play Michael White right now William Seger Nov 2020 #2
It's a fantastic game, innit? ZZenith Nov 2020 #3
I'm mainly a Rocket fan, myself William Seger Nov 2020 #4
Disheveled, he was. ZZenith Nov 2020 #5
Oh, yeah William Seger Nov 2020 #6
A wizard, a true star! ZZenith Nov 2020 #7
I've got it on a separate monitor William Seger Nov 2020 #8
John Higgins vs. Fergal O'Brian now, never heard of him William Seger Nov 2020 #10
Hmm, looks like matchroom.live changed their schedule? William Seger Nov 2020 #11
This is awesome! ZZenith Nov 2020 #12
Judd Trump? Is there a Jethro Trump? Blue Owl Nov 2020 #9
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