- Was nervous the first time she had to be a snooker referee. Before appearing on stage was encouraged by Stephen Maguire.
- Her husband is a professional pool player.
- Made her professional refereeing debut at the St. Andrew's Cup nine-ball pool tournament in September 1997.
- On 5 April 2009, refereed the 2009 China Open final in Beijing, where Peter Ebdon beat John Higgins 10-8.
- Her husband encouraged her to pursue refereeing at a professional level.
- In September 2015 an out-of-court settlement was reached. She was paid an undisclosed sum.
- In 2015 brought a court case against the sport's governing body, alleging sex discrimination, unfair dismissal, and breach of contract.
- Dropped out of university before receiving her degree.
- On 23 January 2002, she became the first woman ever to referee at a professional ranking snooker tournament.
- In 1998 she won the European Women's Pool Championship in Gibraltar.
- Began refereeing professionally on the pool circuit in 1997.
- After qualifying in 2001 to referee on the professional snooker tour, she went on to become the sport's highest profile female referee.
- Studied chemistry, biology, and sociology at the University of Glasgow.
- Is also a former player on the women's eight-ball pool circuit.
- On 19 April 2003, made her World Snooker Championship debut at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield.
- On 20 January 2008, refereed her first Masters final at Wembley Arena in London, as Mark Selby defeated Stephen Lee 10-3.
- Her sister also played on the Scottish ladies' team between 1996 and 2008.
- Began running amateur eight-ball and nine-ball pool tournaments with her husband.
- As an individual competitor, she won the UK women's singles title in 1997.
- Resides in Dunfermline, Scotland.
- Is a Scottish snooker and pool referee, notable for establishing significant milestones for women officials in professional snooker.
- Has officiated at top pool tournaments such as the WPA World Nine-ball Championship and the Mosconi Cup.
- Worked as an advertising salesperson and as a job recruitment agent.
- On 18 February 2007, became the first woman to officiate at a world-ranking snooker final as Neil Robertson defeated Andrew Higginson 9-8 in the Welsh Open.
- Has a sister, named Juliette Tabb.
- Her professional snooker refereeing career came to an end when she abruptly left the tour in March 2015.
- Won a number of titles as a solo competitor, as a member and as captain, of the Scottish Ladies' Pool Team.
- Her family moved to Scotland when she was three years old.
- Started playing competitive pool in 1991, at the age of 23.
- On 3 and 4 May 2009, became the first woman to referee a World Snooker Championship final, as John Higgins defeated Shaun Murphy.
- Refereed the 2012 World Championship final, in which Ronnie O'Sullivan defeated Ali Carter.
- Jim McKenzie, then chief executive of the World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association, recruited her to snooker in 2001.
- Was a sales representative for the Ann Summers lingerie retailer.
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