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== Career ==
== Career ==
Eckardt is from [[Töppeln]] close to [[Gera]] in Germany.<ref name="PBC1" /> At the age of 13 Eckardt became interested in snooker while watching [[Eurosport]].<ref name="FFS" /> With nowhere to play snooker close to his childhood home, he only took up snooker later in life and continues to mostly play [[Pool (cue sports)|pool]].<ref name="FFS" /> In 2008 he completed his first course in snooker refereeing, earning the national association of Thuringia C-license in [[Hohenstein-Ernstthal]], and later obtained the national B-licence. He first refereed professional players in 2010, during an exhibition tournament in Brugge featuring [[Stephen Hendry]] and [[Steve Davis]], amongst others.<ref name="PBC2" /> The same year he applied to referee the new [[Players Tour Championship]] and he gained experience in European tournaments and in qualification matches for the [[Main Tour]]. He refereed his first Players Tour Championship Final at the [[2012 Paul Hunter Classic]],<ref name="PBC1" /> and his first full ranking tournament was the [[2012 German Masters]].
Eckardt is from [[Töppeln]] close to [[Gera]] in Germany.<ref name="PBC1" /> At the age of 13 Eckardt became interested in snooker while watching [[Eurosport]].<ref name="FFS" /> With nowhere to play snooker close to his childhood home, he only took up snooker later in life and continues to mostly play [[Pool (cue sports)|pool]].<ref name="FFS" /> In 2008 he completed his first course in snooker refereeing, earning the national association of Thuringia C-license in [[Hohenstein-Ernstthal]], and later obtained the national B-licence. He first refereed professional players in 2010, during an exhibition tournament in Bruges featuring [[Stephen Hendry]] and [[Steve Davis]], amongst others.<ref name="PBC2" /> The same year he applied to referee the new [[Players Tour Championship]] and he gained experience in European tournaments and in qualification matches for the [[Main Tour]]. He refereed his first Players Tour Championship Final at the [[2012 Paul Hunter Classic]],<ref name="PBC1" /> and his first full ranking tournament was the [[2012 German Masters]].


For the [[Snooker season 2013/2014|2013/2014 season]], Eckardt at the age of 23 became the youngest ever member of the referee A-squad,<ref name="akader" /> the group of twelve referees licensed to work in the final rounds of all ranked tournaments. In the [[2015 German Masters]], Eckardt became the youngest person to referee a full ranking tournament final.<ref>Hans Moritz, ''Weltkarriere hinterm Grünen Tisch'', [[Märkische Oderzeitung]], 19 January 2019.</ref> Eckardt also refereed the [[2016 European Masters]] final in Bucharest, Romania.<ref>{{cite web|title=Un roman arbitreaza finala turneului de snooker de la Bucuresti|publisher=onlinesport.ro|url=https://www.onlinesport.ro/alte-sporturi/snooker/un-roman-arbitreaza-finala-turneului-de-snooker-de-la-bucuresti-nid-128847|date=2018-03-17|language=Romanian}}</ref> In 2018 and 2019, he refereed at the [[World Snooker Championship]] in Sheffield.<ref>{{cite web|title=Im feinen Zwirn zur WM: Deutscher richtet über die Snooker-Profis|periodical=n-tv.de|publisher=n-tv Nachrichtenfernsehen|url=https://www.n-tv.de/sport/Deutscher-richtet-ueber-die-Snooker-Profis-article20406069.html|accessdate=2018-04-29|last=Fabian Nitschmann|date=2018-04-26}}</ref> In 2020 he refereed the final of the World Snooker Championship.<ref>{{cite web|title=Eckardt to referee Crucible final| url=https://wst.tv/eckardt-to-referee-crucible-final/}}</ref>
For the [[Snooker season 2013/2014|2013/2014 season]], Eckardt at the age of 23 became the youngest ever member of the referee A-squad,<ref name="akader" /> the group of twelve referees licensed to work in the final rounds of all ranked tournaments. In the [[2015 German Masters]], Eckardt became the youngest person to referee a full ranking tournament final.<ref>Hans Moritz, ''Weltkarriere hinterm Grünen Tisch'', [[Märkische Oderzeitung]], 19 January 2019.</ref> Eckardt also refereed the [[2016 European Masters]] final in Bucharest, Romania.<ref>{{cite web|title=Un roman arbitreaza finala turneului de snooker de la Bucuresti|publisher=onlinesport.ro|url=https://www.onlinesport.ro/alte-sporturi/snooker/un-roman-arbitreaza-finala-turneului-de-snooker-de-la-bucuresti-nid-128847|date=2018-03-17|language=Romanian}}</ref> In 2018 and 2019, he refereed at the [[World Snooker Championship]] in Sheffield.<ref>{{cite web|title=Im feinen Zwirn zur WM: Deutscher richtet über die Snooker-Profis|periodical=n-tv.de|publisher=n-tv Nachrichtenfernsehen|url=https://www.n-tv.de/sport/Deutscher-richtet-ueber-die-Snooker-Profis-article20406069.html|accessdate=2018-04-29|last=Fabian Nitschmann|date=2018-04-26}}</ref> In 2020 he refereed the final of the World Snooker Championship.<ref>{{cite web|title=Eckardt to referee Crucible final| url=https://wst.tv/eckardt-to-referee-crucible-final/}}</ref>

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Marcel Eckardt
Eckardt refereeing a 2013 German Masters match in Berlin
Born (1989-10-27) 27 October 1989 (age 35)
Gera, Thuringia, East Germany
Sport countryGermany
Professional2013–

Marcel Eckardt (born 27 October 1989 in Gera, Thuringia) is a German snooker referee.

Career

Eckardt is from Töppeln close to Gera in Germany.[1] At the age of 13 Eckardt became interested in snooker while watching Eurosport.[2] With nowhere to play snooker close to his childhood home, he only took up snooker later in life and continues to mostly play pool.[2] In 2008 he completed his first course in snooker refereeing, earning the national association of Thuringia C-license in Hohenstein-Ernstthal, and later obtained the national B-licence. He first refereed professional players in 2010, during an exhibition tournament in Bruges featuring Stephen Hendry and Steve Davis, amongst others.[3] The same year he applied to referee the new Players Tour Championship and he gained experience in European tournaments and in qualification matches for the Main Tour. He refereed his first Players Tour Championship Final at the 2012 Paul Hunter Classic,[1] and his first full ranking tournament was the 2012 German Masters.

For the 2013/2014 season, Eckardt at the age of 23 became the youngest ever member of the referee A-squad,[4] the group of twelve referees licensed to work in the final rounds of all ranked tournaments. In the 2015 German Masters, Eckardt became the youngest person to referee a full ranking tournament final.[5] Eckardt also refereed the 2016 European Masters final in Bucharest, Romania.[6] In 2018 and 2019, he refereed at the World Snooker Championship in Sheffield.[7] In 2020 he refereed the final of the World Snooker Championship.[8]

References

  1. ^ a b "Marcel Eckardt schiedst Finale der PHC 2011". pbc-erfurt.de (in German). PBC Erfurt. 2011. Retrieved 2015-02-18.
  2. ^ a b Rachael Rodgers (2012-03-22). "Meet Marcel" (PDF; 3,34 MiB). Fast & Furious Snooker, March Issue 1. Fast & Furious Snooker and DN5 Media. pp. 2 f. Retrieved 2015-02-18.
  3. ^ "Snookerstars in Erfurt". pbc-erfurt.de (in German). PBC Erfurt. 2010-05-09. Retrieved 2015-02-18.
  4. ^ Rolf Kalb (2013-05-21). "Snooker – Marcel Eckardt jetzt A-Kader-Schiri". de.eurosport.yahoo.com (in German). Eurosport. Archived from the original on 2015-02-19. Retrieved 2015-02-18.
  5. ^ Hans Moritz, Weltkarriere hinterm Grünen Tisch, Märkische Oderzeitung, 19 January 2019.
  6. ^ "Un roman arbitreaza finala turneului de snooker de la Bucuresti" (in Romanian). onlinesport.ro. 2018-03-17.
  7. ^ Fabian Nitschmann (2018-04-26). "Im feinen Zwirn zur WM: Deutscher richtet über die Snooker-Profis". n-tv.de. n-tv Nachrichtenfernsehen. Retrieved 2018-04-29.
  8. ^ "Eckardt to referee Crucible final".
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