Two referees from Solomon Islands took part of world stage championships in the past weeks. Hugo Pado was one of the 24 referees selected for 2019 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup held in Paraguay while George Time worked at FISU World Cup – an universitary championship held in China.

Pado is an experient referee and it was his fifth straight appearence in FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup (2011, 2013, 2015, 2017 and 2019).