2010 UK Championship (snooker) position of the pink academic as he had already continued play after the pink was replaced. Former players Ken Doherty and Steve Davis, covering the event for BBC, agreed with this and suggested that the referee should have refused. Lee did not point out the mistake and Higgins went on to win the frame. The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below: These matches were held between 23 November and 1 December 2010 at the World Snooker Academy, Sheffield, England. 2010 UK Championship (snooker) The 2010 12BET.com UK Championship was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took
John Smyth (snooker referee) John Smyth (snooker referee) John Smyth (28 May 1928 – 4 January 2007) was one of snooker's leading referees in the 1970s and 1980s. He officiated in two World Snooker Championship finals, including the first to be held at the Crucible Theatre in 1977. The second came in 1982 when Alex Higgins won his second world title. He also oversaw the match in which Kirk Stevens compiled a maximum 147 break at the 1984 Wembley Masters. Born in Ireland, Smyth worked as a London Underground driver. He was Piccadilly line snooker champion six times, before becoming a referee in 1978.