Tabb to ref masters final

Michaela Tabb, snookers most recognised and experienced female referee will take charge of the Masters Final at Wembley Arena on January 17th.

The 42-year old from Dunfermline in Scotland will referee this match for the second time having taken charge of the 2008 Masters final between Mark Selby and Stephen Lee.

Last May Tabb became the first female to ever referee the World Snooker Championship Final,and this is another high profile appointment she can add to her CV.

Tabb has just returned from Las Vegas where she refereed Mosconi cup pool clash between Europe and USA.

Tabb will don the white gloves at Wembley, a venue very difficult to referee in, she said "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."