The Dutch referee Jan Verhaas was briefly (unintentionally) in the spotlight during the first round of The Masters Snooker. After all, he put a green ball potted by John Higgins back on the table, but… in the wrong place. Thanks to an attentive spectator – who also made himself heard from the stands – the mistake was quickly rectified, although this is of course very painful for a referee…
Verhaas placed the green ball on the right of the D, in the place of the yellow ball…
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