A husband and wife will both be part of the show at the UK Championship as Judd Trump looks to defend his title

A leading snooker referee is prevented from officiating matches for one player at the UK Championship due to being married to him. Tatiana Woollaston, 38, will serve as one of the officials at the opening Triple Crown tournament of the season, which kicks off on Saturday.

Another Woollaston will also feature at York Barbican, spouse Ben, who secured his spot in the 32-player field after successfully navigating the qualifying rounds earlier this week.

He is now anticipating a first-round match against three-time UK champion John Higgins on Saturday night. But there is absolutely no possibility of Tatiana overseeing the encounter, not that she would want to.

She told

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