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Michaela Tabb becomes the first female to referee at the World Snooker Championship

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O'Sullivan made his second maximum at the Crucible but fell at the first to Marco Fu

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Steve Davis made his first appearance at the Crucible since 2000 but lost to Stephen Lee in the first round

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2002 champion Peter Ebdon lost 13-12 to Paul Hunter in a thrilling quarter-final encounter

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Hunter endured another epic struggle in the last four against Ken Doherty, but this time it was the Irishman who booked a place in the final

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The scene was set for the Mark Williams and Ken Doherty final - would it turn into a thriller?

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It certainly was. Williams fought off a brave Doherty fightback to win 18-16 and take his second world title