Mark Selby
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Title
Three time World Champion -
Nationality
English -
Turned Pro
1999 -
Highest Tournament Break
147 - three times -
Location
Leicester -
D.O.B
19 June 1983 -
Money List Earnings
£734,500 -
Nickname
The Jester
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Frames Played
289 -
Frames Won
177 -
Frames Lost
112 -
Frames Won Percentage
61.25% -
Shots Played
7375 -
Shots Per Frame
25.52 -
Breaks Over 50
126 -
50 Break Rate
2.29 -
Breaks Over 100
31 -
100 Break Rate
9.32
Ranking titles: 19
Triple Crown wins: Eight (three World Championships, two UK Championships, three Masters)
Career highlights
2002: Semi-finalist at the China Open aged just 18
2003: Runner-up at the Scottish Open
2007: Reaches the Crucible final, losing 18-13 to John Higgins
2008: Makes his major breakthrough by winning the Masters and the Welsh Open
2010: Wins the Masters again with a dramatic 10-9 victory over Ronnie O’Sullivan
2011: Wins the Shanghai Masters and becomes world number one for the first time
2012: Wins the UK Championship for the first time, beating Shaun Murphy 10-6 in the final
2013: Claims the Masters trophy again by beating Neil Robertson. Makes the 100th maximum break in snooker history during the UK Championship
2014: Lifts the World Championship for the first time, beating Ronnie O’Sullivan 18-14 in the final
2015: Wins the German Masters and China Open. Starts a spell as world number one which lasts for 49 months unbroken
2016: Wins his second World Championship, beating Ding Junhui 18-15. Wins the UK Championship.
2017: Wins the China Open. Retains his World Championship title with an 18-15 defeat of John Higgins. Also defends the International Championship title.
2018: Defends his title at the China Open in Beijing. Wins his 15th ranking title at the China Championship, beating John Higgins 10-9 in the final.
2019: Wins the English Open, crushing David Gilbert 9-1 in the final. Goes on to win the Scottish Open with a 9-6 final success over Jack Lisowski.
2020: Reaches the semi-finals of the World Championship before a narrow 17-16 defeat against Ronnie O’Sullivan. Wins the European Masters, beating Martin Gould 9-8 in an exciting final. Wins the Scottish Open for the second consecutive year, thrashing Ronnie O’Sullivan 9-3 to to capture his 19th ranking title.