This week Snooker & Billiards Ireland had the pleasure of holding a snooker training camp for World No.1 Professional Snooker Referee Desislava Bozhilova with our National Coach PJ Nolan in the Snooker & Billiards Ireland Academy in Carlow on Wednesday and Thursday the 22nd and 23rd of July.
Desislava made history in May 2025 when she took charge of the World Championship final, becoming the first woman to referee all three Triple Crown finals. She had previous officiated the finals of both the Masters and the UK Championship in 2022.
Desislava wanted to improve her game before she will make her international debut, when she competes in the EBSA European Championships in Bulgaria in September. Desislava had fantastic work rate to learn all the drills and technical information. It was big honour to coach her during this camp.
During all the sessions PJ worked on fine tuning fundamentals in her technique by working on her Approach and Delivery. We also talked about his shot selection and cue ball control plus about the mental side on becoming mentally stronger.
Training Aids
The latest training aids were used in this camp to enhance each session like the Mini Domin Eye, QLine, Blade Cue, Master Doctor, Str8aim SA-1 & SA-2, Chris Henry Balls, Academy laser, EBSA Coaching Balls to help to get him on the line of aim and develop a smoother stroke in his delivery.
Training Camp Structure
The session was videoed and she bring home all the videos of the action from the sessions to study and analyse more. A new training program with specific drills designed to help her train better at home.
New Training Plan
Desislava will now begin a new training program which will be monitored with the feedback from his sessions. It is fantastic to have the greatest Referee in the world in my 147academy, and I will do everything possible to help her develop her overall game.
Thank You
SBI would like to thank Desislava for training in Carlow. We look forward to following her results.
Well done Desi!!!
