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Mark Selby lost to qualifier Ben Woollaston

Four-time champion Selby crashes out at Crucible

Four-time winner Mark Selby crashed out in the first round of the World Snooker Championship after a late-night 10-8 defeat to qualifier Ben Woollaston

Snooker • 25 Apr

John Higgins won five frames in a row to clinch the title

Higgins hails 'best win ever' after beating Selby

John Higgins won five frames in a row to beat Mark Selby 10-8 in the Tour Championship final for what he described as the best win of his long career.

Snooker • 07 Apr

Ding Junhui in action against Mark Williams in Manchester

Ding Junhui in sparkling form in rout of Williams

Ding Junhui celebrated his 38th birthday in style with a resounding victory over defending champion Mark Williams in the Tour Championship.

Snooker • 01 Apr

Selby advances to last 16 in Hong Kong as Allen exits

Mark Selby fought back to win the final two frames and beat Jackson Page 4-3 to book his place in the last 16 of the World Grand Prix in Hong Kong, with Jimmy Robertson his next opponent after Robertson's 4-2 win over Mark Allen.

Snooker • 05 Mar

Selby battles to Welsh Open victory over Maguire

Mark Selby claimed the 24th ranking title of his career with a hard-fought victory over Stephen Maguire in the final of the BetVictor Welsh Open.

Snooker • 16 Feb

Mark Selby has never reached the final of an event in Ireland

Selby aiming to correct poor Irish record in Belfast

Mark Selby makes the trip to Belfast this weekend for the Northern Ireland Open looking to tick one bizarre anomaly off his career bucket list by winning a final at a WST event in Ireland for the first time.

Snooker • 18 Oct 24

Selby saw off Higgins in the British Open decider

Open win gives Selby first ranking title for 18 months

Mark Selby secured his first ranking title for 18 months after beating John Higgins 10-5 in the final of the British Open in Cheltenham.

Snooker • 29 Sep 24

Allen's British Open hopes ended at semi-final stage

Mark Selby will take on John Higgins in the final of the British Open in Cheltenham after beating Mark Allen 6-3.

Snooker • 29 Sep 24

Mark Selby says he will consider his pro future over the summer

Selby considers retirement after Crucible exit

Mark Selby has vowed to consider retirement after crashing out of the World Snooker Championship in a "pathetic" 10-6 defeat to qualifier Joe O'Connor.

Snooker • 23 Apr 24

Hossein Vafaei had harsh words for the Crucible

Vafaei slams 'smelly' Crucible after making his exit

Hossein Vafaei strongly criticised the conditions at the Crucible after crashing out of the World Snooker Championship in a 10-5 defeat by former champion Judd Trump.

Snooker • 21 Apr 24

Ronnie O'Sullivan is through to the last 16 of the World Open

O'Sullivan progresses at World Open in Yushan

Ronnie O'Sullivan stepped up his game to sink Lyu Haotian and book his place in the last 16 of the World Open in Yushan.

Snooker • 20 Mar 24

Ronnie O'Sullivan plays Judd Trump in the semi-finals today

O'Sullivan shines in Riyadh, Allen comes from brink

There was final-frame drama as Mark Allen completed a remarkable come-from-behind victory over Mark Selby in the quarter-finals of the Riyadh Season World Masters.

Snooker • 06 Mar 24

Zhang Anda did just enough to edge past Mark Selby

Zhang holds nerve to set up final showdown with Allen

Zhang Anda held his nerve in a final-frame decider with Mark Selby to book his place in the final of the Players Championship in Telford.

Snooker • 25 Feb 24

Mark Selby trounced Ronnie O'Sullivan to fire into semi-final in Telford

Selby whitewashes O'Sullivan to progress to semi-final

Mark Selby produced a vintage display to sweep past Ronnie O'Sullivan 6-0 and secure his place in the semi-finals of the Players Championship in Telford.

Snooker • 23 Feb 24

Selby dispatches Hawkins to set up O'Sullivan clash

Mark Selby reeled off four frames in succession to beat Barry Hawkins 6-3 and set up a quarter-final clash with Ronnie O'Sullivan in the Players Championship in Telford.

Snooker • 21 Feb 24

Aaron Hill has previously beaten Ronnie O'Sullivan and Judd Trump

Cork's Hill stuns Selby at Welsh Open

Corkman Aaron Hill has stunned four-time world champion Mark Selby in the Welsh Open second round.

Snooker • 14 Feb 24

Selby ends prospect of a Carter-O'Sullivan rematch

Ali Carter will not have a grudge match with Ronnie O'Sullivan at the World Grand Prix this week after he exited to Mark Selby.

Snooker • 17 Jan 24

Luca Brecel reacts during his match against Martin O'Donnell

Brecel and Selby make early Scottish Open exits

Luca Brecel and Mark Selby were the latest big names to be eliminated from the Scottish Open as both made third-round exits on Wednesday.

Snooker • 14 Dec 23

World number 104 O'Donnell upsets Selby at English Open

Defending champion Mark Selby was dumped out of the English Open by world number 104 Martin O'Donnell in Brentwood.

Snooker • 03 Oct 23

Mark Williams is the second oldest winner of a ranking title

Williams sees off Selby fightback to win British Open

Mark Williams rolled back the years to finally see off Mark Selby's spirited fightback and take the British Open title with a 10-7 victory in Cheltenham.

Snooker • 02 Oct 23

Mark Williams is through to the British Open final

Williams sets up British Open final showdown with Selby

Mark Williams overcame nerves to reach his 40th career ranking final as he beat Hossein Vafaei 6-3 in the Cazoo British Open.

Snooker • 30 Sep 23

Mark Selby is through to the British Open semi-final

Selby edges out Lisowski to reach British semi-final

Mark Selby prevailed in a final-frame decider to see off Jack Lisowski and reach the semi-finals of the Cazoo British Open.

Snooker • 29 Sep 23

Former child prodigy Luca Brecel has realised his early promise

Brecel holds his nerve to beat Selby in World final

Luca Brecel withstood a stirring fightback from Mark Selby to clinch a dramatic 18-15 victory and become the first player from mainland Europe to win the World Snooker Championship at the Crucible.

Snooker • 01 May 23

The four-time champion finished strongly at the end of the second session

Selby hits 147 as he reels in Brecel at the Crucible

Mark Selby made the first maximum break in a World Snooker Championship final as he reeled off the final three frames of an exhilarating opening day to trail Belgium's Luca Brecel 9-8 overnight at the Crucible.

Snooker • 01 May 23

Mark Selby is through to the final of the World Snooker Championship

Selby leaves it late to overcome Allen at the Crucible

Four-time champion Mark Selby came through a late-night battle with Mark Allen to set up a World Snooker Championship final with Crucible history maker Luca Brecel.

Snooker • 30 Apr 23