Tabb In Charge At Masters
Michaela Tabb, snooker's top female referee, will take charge of the Masters final at Wembley Arena on Sunday, January 17.
Last May, the 42-year-old from Dunfermline became the first woman to referee the World Snooker Championship final, and she has now been handed the job of donning the white gloves for the conclusion of snooker's top invitation event.
"I'm delighted, it's a fantastic honour," said Tabb, who officiated the Masters final between Mark Selby and Stephen Lee in 2008. "It's a different kind of crowd at Wembley, a bit more noisy and they can get rowdy. But I've got the experience now to handle it.
"The big occasion brings the best out of me. I loved every minute of the final at the Crucible so I'm so pleased to be refereeing another of snooker's biggest matches."
Tabb, one of the best known female officials in sport, recently returned from Las Vegas, where she refereed the Mosconi Cup pool clash between Europe and USA.
