Leo Scullion (born 10 April 1958) is a professional

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referee from

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, Scotland, who has been officiating on the main tour since 1999.

Career

After spending many years of his life as a taxi driver, and later a policeman, Scullion qualified as a professional referee in the 1990s. His first senior match was in the 1999

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, and he officiated his first televised match in the 2001 Regal Scottish Masters, a tie between Stephen Lee and Patrick Wallace. Scullion started to become a snooker personality in the 2000s and eventually officiated his first final in 2011, at the

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. He then took charge of another two finals the following year, at the World Open and the

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respectively. He officiated his first

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final in 2019.

Personal life

In a 2010 interview with

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, Scullion stated that his hobbies include "Golf, TV, and Snooker", and said that he had made a highest

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of 93. In December 2014, Scullion was being treated for cancer. As of March 2019 his

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had been in remission for five years.

References

1958 births Living people Snooker referees and officials British taxi drivers Police officers from Glasgow Sportspeople from Glasgow Scottish referees and umpires {{Scotland-sport-bio-stub