Controversial snooker star Matt Selt was warned he'd lose the frame if he carried on swearing by no-nonsense referee Tatiana Woollaston.

Selt, who has previously hit the headlines for his off the baize comments, took on Mark Selby in the last 16 of the World Snooker Championships on Thursday. Selt had gone 43-0 up in the 17th frame, but he was 9-7 down on frames when his sweary outburst was picked up by the official.

Tatiana was quick to nip the X-rated language in the bud, and she warned the Englishman: "I have to warn you for swearing, if I have to warn you again you will lose the frame."

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Selby ran out the eventual winner 10-8 - and Selt was gracious in defeat: "He potted some unbelievably great balls in that last break and he was a worthy winner."

Selby then added, when asked how he was feeling at the World Championship: "The last month or so I feel like I’ve been playing better, happy with where my game’s at. The biggest thing for me is the enjoyment and the enjoyment is back."

Gary Wilson awaits Selby in the second round, after the Tyneside Terror beat Elliot Slessor 10-8 in his first match, knocking in two centuries along the way.

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Tatiana is not the only female referee laying down the law at the Crucible.

During the World Championships in 2022, Desislava Bozhilova was officiating Judd Trump and Mark Williams' semi-final clash when a knocking sound could be heard off camera.

"Just a bit of noise coming from the host broadcaster's studio," Eurosport commentators joked. "Desislava banged on the window and told them to keep quiet. That's the way to do it."

However, fans also got to see the lighter side of Desislava that day, when Williams deliberately dropped his cue to try and distract the Bulgarian when she rearranged the balls. Causing her to try, and fail, to hold back laughter.

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