Brendan Moore
Born (1972-02-17) 17 February 1972
Sheffield, England
Sport country England
Professional2002-2023

Brendan Moore (born 17 February 1972, in Sheffield)[1] is an English former professional snooker referee.

Career

Moore first refereed on the World Snooker Tour in 2005.[1][2][3] Moore took charge of three World Snooker Championship finals, in 2014,[4] 2018,[5] and 2023.[6] He was also the referee in the 2010 and 2013 UK Championship finals, as well as the 2012 and 2020 Masters finals.[7] Moore has been in charge of ten tournament matches that have contained maximum breaks. The last before his retirement was at the 2023 World Snooker Championship final.[8][9] He was also the referee featured in the video game Snooker 19.

Following the 2023 World Snooker Championship final, Moore retired from snooker to become tournament director for Matchroom Pool.[10]

Personal life

Brendan is a football fan and follows Sheffield Wednesday, He is also a huge fan of American Football, in particular Miami Dolphins. He also enjoys cinema and spending time with his granddaughter.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Brendan Moore". World Snooker. Archived from the original on 11 January 2020. Retrieved 19 January 2020.
  2. ↑ "Snooker news - Ronnie O'Sullivan hits 'phantom century' as Neil Robertson knocks in maximum". Eurosport UK. 12 February 2019. Retrieved 19 January 2020.
  3. ↑ Dragomir, Ramona. "Ten minutes with top ref Brendan Moore". snookermylove.blogspot.com. Archived from the original on 23 May 2018. Retrieved 19 January 2020.
  4. ↑ "Sheffield's Moore To Referee World Final". World Snooker. 31 March 2014. Retrieved 19 January 2020.
  5. ↑ "Life in the fast lane for World final referee Brendan Moore". The Yorkshire Post. 7 May 2018. Retrieved 19 January 2020.
  6. ↑ "World Snooker Tour". Twitter. 6 April 2023. Retrieved 2 May 2023.
  7. ↑ Nunns, Hector (19 March 2015). "Difficult Season for the Referees". Inside Snooker. Archived from the original on 26 May 2017. Retrieved 19 January 2020. Moore
  8. ↑ "147 Breaks". WPBSA. Archived from the original on 28 April 2021. Retrieved 13 November 2021. Brendan Moore (9)
  9. ↑ "147.com.pl". 147.com.pl (in Polish). Archived from the original on 20 November 2016. Retrieved 19 January 2020.
  10. ↑ "World Snooker Tour". Twitter. 6 April 2023. Retrieved 2 May 2023.
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