Olivier Marteel
Born: Nieuwpoort (Belgian Coast between French Boarder and Ostend)
Lives: Gijverinkhove (Near the Belgian Coast)
Highest break: Practice : 133 / Official game : 78
Qualified as a referee: 1994
First pro match: Masters Qualifying 2006.
Most memorable match: Of course it has to be the 2015 World Championship final. Earlier in my career, I remember the 2009 European Open Final between Tony Drago and Roy Stolk. Just magic! Tony Drago won his return ticket to the Main Tour 2009-2010.
Most embarrassing moment: Arriving in Aberdeen for the 2007 Grand Prix, but my luggage arrived three days later…
If you weren’t a referee what would you do: Spend much more time with my family.
Which is the toughest rule to apply: The simultaneous hit rule.
What do you carry in your pocket: four ball-markers, a £2 pound coin, a pen and a picture of my deceased grandfather.
Where do you get your gloves: Self-supply. I buy them from a Belgian manufacturing company that delivers to the Belgian Police.
Interests: Football (Standard Club de Liège), Medical books, Science Fiction movies