Exempted from the customary five-year refereeing apprenticeship and placed on a fast-track toward officiating at professional ranking tournaments, Tabb later conceded that her rapid ascendancy in the sport generated resentment among her fellow officials and referees.
Exempted from the customary five-year refereeing apprenticeship and placed on a fast-track toward officiating at professional ranking tournaments, she qualified as a Class 3 snooker referee in September 2001. She later conceded that her rapid ascendancy in the sport generated resentment among her fellow officials and referees.