Tatiana Woollaston is one of the officials on duty at the first Triple Crown event of the season and Ronnie O'Sullivan once crowned her the "best in the world by a mile" Tatiana Woollaston is a top snooker referee (Image: Richard Sellers/PA Wire)

A leading snooker referee has been banned from overseeing one particular player's matches at the UK Championship - because she's married to him.

Tatiana Woollaston, 38, who hails from Belarus , will be among the officials working at the opening Triple Crown tournament of the season, which kicked off today (Saturday, November 29). Snooker legend Ronnie O'Sullivan declared her the "best ref in the world by a mile" during the 2023 World Championship.

Another Woollaston will also feature at York Barbican - her spouse Ben, who secured his s

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