I was the youngest referee in World Snooker Championship history – it went horribly wrong when a streaker caused mayhem

PAUL COLLIER says farewell to snooker refereeing on Monday night – and he is praying it is less eventful than his first world final.

The Welshman has the honour of being in the middle as Kyren Wilson and Jak Jones battle it out over two days for the £500,000 top prize.

Referee Paul Collier stands behind Ronnie O’Sullivan and Graeme Dott ahead of the Embassy World Snooker final A streaker was a nuisance for Collier before the fourth and final session The streaker appeared...