Officials

The EPSB has a core team of tournament directors and referees who are responsible for running national competitions across the country during the season.

Tournament Directors

The core team of EPSB tournament directors is made up of the following:

: Stuart Barker

: Mark Beale

: Clive Brown

: James Chambers

: Claudia Ene

: Steven Hughes

: Graham Mason

: Peter Ogburn

: Josh Tunnicliffe

: Jamie Woodbridge

: Chris Wyatt

If you are interested in become a tournament director and joining the team, please contact us for more information.

Referees

Alongside its tournament directors the EPSB is also supported at competitions by a group of hard-working and dedicated referees.

Our full list of current referee members for the 2025/26 season is as follows (filter by name or region):

Name	Region
Alan Checketts	West Midlands
Alan Rayner	North Yorkshire
Alan Roll	West Midlands
Amy Firkin	Suffolk
Andrew Browning	Greater Manchester
Andrew Gregory	West Midlands
Andrew Kitson	West Yorkshire
Andy Yates	Cheshire
Antony Hough-Allen	South Yorkshire
Antony Skiller	Derbyshire
Ben Taylor-Fuente	Surrey
Ben Whitehead	Essex
Ben Williams	Greater Manchester
Brett Armer	Greater Manchester
Carl Whitby	South Yorkshire
Chris Gould	Bristol
Chris Wyatt	Dorset
Claudia Ene	Warwickshire
Clive Brown	Berkshire
Colin Humphries	Merseyside
Dale Herbert	West Midlands
Daniel Peach	Shropshire
Darren Stubbings	Greater London
David Brown	Tyne and Wear
David Moore	East Yorkshire
Dean Bentley	Cheshire
Derek Budde	East Sussex
Dharmendra Patel	Berkshire
Gary Simkin	North Yorkshire
Geoffrey Garwood	West Midlands
Glen Sullivan-Bissett	Lincolnshire
Graham Mason	South Yorkshire
Haris Muhammad	West Yorkshire
Hifzur Rahman	Northamptonshire
Ian Wagstaff	West Midlands
James Chambers	South Yorkshire
Jamie Woodbridge	West Midlands
Jo Butler	Greater London
John Barker	Greater Manchester
John-Paul Eames	Leicestershire
John Paul Williams	Cornwall
Josh Tunnicliffe	Staffordshire
Julian Bell	South Yorkshire
Kerrin McInroy-Tarr	Northamptonshire
Kevin Chan	Shropshire
Luke Smith	Greater Manchester
Man Wai Li	Shropshire
Mark Beale	Dorset
Mark Beetham	East Yorkshire
Mark Kinnell	Nottinghamshire
Martin Harris	Bristol
Martyn James	East Yorkshire
Matt Ashton	Surrey
Nick Shean	Hampshire
Paul Bannister	South Yorkshire
Paul Gardner	Bedfordshire
Peter Bennett	Lancashire
Peter Ogburn	Nottinghamshire
Richard Morris	Bristol
Robin Dalgliesh	Greater Manchester
Rod Eaton	South Yorkshire
Seyda Can Yilmaz	Worcestershire
Shawn Bedwell	Gloucestershire
Spencer Stuart	Hampshire
Steven Hughes	Hampshire
Steven Townend	West Yorkshire
Stuart Barker	West Midlands
Tatiana Woollaston	Leicestershire
Zoe Rodkoff	Nottinghamshire

The EPSB is always looking for qualified referees to assist at national tournaments. Please contact us for more information on how you can get involved.