9 d. ago Mark Selby reveals anguished fan credited him with 'saving her life' on eve of Crucible

Mark Selby has been open about his battles with his mental health, with the four-time world champion now revealing that his openness had been helping others with their struggles

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1 week ago Mark Williams receives salute from Mark Selby for what he did during snooker match

Mark Selby and Mark Williams went head-to-head in an exhibition match at the Guangzhou Billiards Exhibition in China, with the latter wowing fans and even his opponent

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3 w. ago Brilliant Zhao Xintong beats O’Sullivan with session to spare to reach final

Chinese sensation wins 17-7 after breathtaking displayWilliams hits back to level at 8-8 with TrumpZhao Xintong produced an amazing display of attacking snooker to knock out his hero, the seven-time world champion Ronnie O’Sullivan, with a session to spare and reach the final of the World Snooker Championship.O’Sullivan was left helpless to respond to the brilliance of the Chinese sensation who had come through four rounds of qualifying to reach the final stages at the Crucible. Continue reading...

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4 w. ago World Snooker Championship star was forced to give up half of prize money after 147

Kyren Wilson became only the 13th player in history to make a 147 break at the Crucible in 2023, but was left gutted when Mark Selby repeated the feat in the final

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4 w. ago I shocked Mark Selby at the World Snooker Championship and won't be texting him for advice

Another of the favourites for glory in Sheffield has fallen with Ben Woollaston coming out on top in an all-Leicester battle

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4 w. ago Mark Selby speaks out on 'pathetic' World Snooker Championship exit after throwing ball

Mark Selby was beaten 10-8 by Ben Woollaston in the first round of the World Snooker Championship, with 'the Jester from Leicester' admitting he was left feeling "angry"

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4 w. ago World Snooker Championship star's referee wife speaks out after Mark Selby gesture

Mark Selby, one of the pre-tournament favourites, showed his class after suffering a surprise first-round defeat to fellow Leicester player Ben Woollaston at the World Championship

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4 w. ago Mark Selby shows true colours to Ben Woollaston's referee wife after Crucible loss

Four-time champion Mark Selby suffered a shock first-round to defeat to practice partner Ben Woollaston, whose wife is a leading referee, at the World Championship

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4 w. ago Mark Selby launches ball and leaves Ronnie O'Sullivan stunned – 'You never normally see that'

Four-time world snooker champion Mark Selby displayed some petulance en route to a shock first-round exit at the Crucible - and Ronnie O'Sullivan couldn't hide his surprise

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4 w. ago Mark Selby crashes out of World Snooker Championship in first round

Four-time winner Selby was stunned by practice partner Ben Woollaston in Sheffield

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4 w. ago Mark Selby crashes out in opening round of World Snooker Championship

He lost to world number 44 and practice partner Ben Woollaston.

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4 w. ago Mark Selby knocked out in huge World Snooker Championship shock

Ben Woollaston stuns four-time champion 10-8Luca Brecel recovers to beat Ryan Day 10-7An angry Mark Selby was sensationally knocked out 10-8 by his friend Ben Woollaston on Thursday night as the shocks continued at the Crucible.The four-time world champion, the second favourite going into the tournament, follows the defending champion, Kyren Wilson, and the 2010 winner, Neil Robertson, in going out of the World Snooker Championship in the first round. Continue reading...

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4 w. ago Mark Selby fumes at ‘pathetic’ display in World Snooker Championship upset

Ben Woollaston stuns four-time champion 10-8Luca Brecel also recovers to beat Ryan Day 10-7An angry Mark Selby was sensationally knocked out 10-8 by his friend Ben Woollaston on Thursday night as the shocks continued at the Crucible.The four-time world champion, the second favourite going into the tournament, follows the defending champion, Kyren Wilson, and the 2010 winner, Neil Robertson, in going out of the World Snooker Championship in the first round. Continue reading...

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4 w. ago ‘I was expecting to win’: Luca Brecel fights back to deny Ryan Day at Crucible

2o23 champion recovers from 5-1 down to win 10-7Chris Wakelin leads Mark Allen 6-2 in second roundLuca Brecel completed an impressive comeback to beat Ryan Day 10-7 and avoid becoming the latest former champion to exit the World Snooker Championship at the first-round stage.The 2023 winner looked in danger of joining the defending champion, Kyren Wilson, in crashing out when he found himself 5-1 down to Day during the first session. But Brecel won the final three frames on Wednesday to make it 5-4 and get himself right back in the match. Continue reading...

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4 w. ago 'I used £2 cue my mum paid for to win World Snooker Championship in major upset'

One understated star produced one of the biggest shocks in snooker history when he won the World Championship final - and he did it all with a £2 cue gifted to him by his mum

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4 w. ago Jimmy White revealed his fury when 'unwritten snooker rule' was broken during Mark Selby win

Jimmy White has done and seen it all in snooker, but the cult icon was furious when he saw one player's cheeky ploy in 2022

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