Michaela Tabb

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Michaela Tabb (born 11 December 1967 in Bath, England) is the world's leading female snooker and pool referee. She resides in Dunfermline, Scotland with her husband Scottish pool player Ross McInnes and their two children.

Tabb has refereed in some capacity at every Matchroom Sport-sponsored pool event since 1997.[citation needed], including the prestigious WPA World Nine-ball Championship and Mosconi Cup events. Her first competitive snooker match saw her refereeing at the 2002 Welsh Open in a match between Ken Doherty and James Wattana. Her World Snooker Championship debut came in a match between Mark King and Drew Henry at the 2003 Crucible event.

In both sports, she has garnered respect from players and fans alike for making controversial decisions which, after television replays and slow motion analysis, have proven to be correct. Her no-nonsense attitude has seen her become involved in several notable controversies, often involving the fiery American champion, Earl Strickland. The two were at loggerheads for much of Strickland's 2003 empirepoker.com World Pool Championship match against Steve Davis, to the extent that when the two met for Strickland's next round the American presented Tabb with a bunch of flowers as an apology for his behavior the previous evening.[1] At the 2007 Mosconi Cup, she was again forced to act when Strickland repeatedly heckled and taunted reigning 9-ball world champion Daryl Peach, to the point of the two almost coming to blows.

On 18 February 2007, Tabb made history by becoming the first female ever to preside over a world ranking event final at the Welsh Open in Newport, Monmouthshire, between Andrew Higginson and Neil Robertson.

Tabb appeared on BBC show Identity presented by Donny Osmond.

BBC Television - Michaela refereed the Final of the Saga Insurance final between Mark Selby & Stephen Lee on 20 January 2008, Mark Selby won the event 10-3[2].

[edit] References

  1. ^ Mike Panozzo. "Mr. Congeniality: 2003 World Championships", Billiards Digest, July 19, 2003. 
  2. ^ BBC SPORT | Other sport... | Snooker | Female ref excited by first major

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