On 23 January 2002, Tabb became the first woman to referee at a professional ranking snooker tournament when she took charge of a first-round match between Ken Doherty and James Wattana at the 2002 Welsh Open in Newport. She conceded that this fast-tracking generated resentment among her fellow officials and referees. Exempted from the customary five-year refereeing apprenticeship, she qualified as a Class 3 snooker referee in September 2001. Stating that he wanted to change the dowdy, all-male image of snooker referees, Jim McKenzie, then chief executive of the World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association, recruited Tabb to referee snooker events in 2001. Tabb replacing the balls into their case during the 2012 German Masters final In 2017 Tabb became the head referee on the World Pool Series. She went on to become one of pool's top officials, refereeing at the WPA World Nine-ball Championship and the Mosconi Cup. Andrew's Cup, sponsored by Matchroom Sport, was broadcast on Sky Sports. She refereed on television for the first time the following year, when the 1998 St. Andrew's Cup nine-ball pool tournament in September 1997, while pregnant with her first son. She made her professional refereeing debut at the St. McInnes subsequently encouraged her to pursue refereeing professionally. Tabb began refereeing in the mid-1990s when she and her husband, Ross McInnes, began running amateur eight-ball and nine-ball pool tournaments. The following year, she won the European Pool Championships held in Gibraltar. As an individual competitor, Tabb won the UK women's singles title in 1997. Her sister Juliette also played on the Scottish ladies' team. Selected the following year to play on the Scottish Ladies' Pool Team, she went on to captain the team to two consecutive Grand Slam titles in 19 by winning the Nations Cup, European Championships, and World Championships in the same season. Tabb started playing competitive blackball in 1991, at the age of 23. Morgan McInnes has played on Scotland's under-23 A team at the European Pool Championships. They have two sons, Morgan and Preston, both of whom play competitive pool. Tabb resides in Dunfermline, Scotland, with her husband, pool player Ross McInnes. She was also a sales representative for the Ann Summers lingerie retailer. Before becoming a full-time professional referee, she worked as a sales representative for a number of blue-chip companies. She studied chemistry, biology, and psychology at the University of Glasgow, although she dropped out before receiving her degree. In the 1990s and early 2000s, she competed on the women's eight-ball pool circuit, where she won a number of titles as a solo competitor and as a member, and later captain, of the Scottish Ladies' Pool Team.īorn on 11 December 1967, in Bath, England, Tabb moved to Scotland with her family when she was three years old. She has continued to referee at pool events and on the World Seniors Tour. The parties reached an out-of-court settlement in September 2015, under which World Snooker Ltd paid Tabb an undisclosed financial sum. Tabb left the professional snooker tour in March 2015 following a dispute with World Snooker Ltd, against which she brought a case alleging sex discrimination, unfair dismissal, and breach of contract. As of 2022, she is the only woman to have refereed the World Snooker Championship final, which she did in 20. She became the first woman to officiate at a professional ranking snooker tournament at the 2002 Welsh Open, and the first woman to referee a ranking tournament final at the 2007 Welsh Open. She qualified in 2001 to referee on the World Snooker Tour and was the sport's highest profile female referee for the next 14 years. She established significant milestones for female officials in professional cue sports, beginning in pool, where she officiated at top tournaments such as the WPA World Nine-ball Championship and the Mosconi Cup. Michaela Tabb (born 11 December 1967, in Bath, Somerset, England) is a Scottish snooker and pool referee. Top 100 Pool Maxims, Sayings, and QuotesĬonditions: Table – 10′ (10), 9′ (9), 7′ (7) / Corner Pocket Mouth Size – in inches or unknown (unk) / Rack – template (TE), triangle (TR) / Who Racks – breaker (B), opponent (P), ref (R) / After Break – table open (O), take what you make (T)Ĭheck out “ 8-Ball Break Stats” (BD, August, 2016) and the video below for some interesting statistics for top pro players playing 8-ball on bar-boxes.Tabb refereeing in Berlin for the 2013 German Masters.Top 100 Tips, Tricks, Secrets, and Gems.
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