Selby Wins Champion Of Champions For First Time

Four-time world champion Mark Selby came done a reliable information conflict pinch Judd Trump earlier racing distant to triumph 10-5 and return nan Champion of Champions title for nan first clip successful his career.

Playing successful beforehand of his location crowd astatine nan Mattioli Arena successful Leicester, 42-year-old Selby showed his trademark grit to triumph a scrappy tactical duel earlier knocking successful a 138 break and past accelerating away.

"This tourney has only sewage nan champion players successful it, truthful this is simply a privilege," Selby told ITV.

"I played good coming but I knew I had to. Judd is nan man to beat.

"It feels for illustration it's been a while since I person played to that standard."

World number 1 Trump, 36, made a agleam commencement and led 3-1 pinch 2 period breaks but was crushed down successful his first last of nan play by immoderate lengthy, protect frames.

Selby's semi-final triumph complete Neil Robertson included a 63-minute framework decided connected nan last black.

And he again showed his patience and perseverance to spot disconnected Trump.

After a 25-minute conflict complete nan past reddish successful framework 10, nan brace swapped 25 shots complete 1 reddish successful nan battalion a framework later, pinch nan threat of a re-rack yet starring to Selby taking charge.

Selby past showed his people pinch a sparkling 138 and peeled disconnected 3 hundreds of years successful a statement to triumph 9 of 11 frames arsenic an out-of-sorts Trump mislaid nan last for a 5th time.

Trump told ITV: "There are nary positives. Mark was nan champion subordinate each week and he thoroughly deserved to win.

"I couldn't triumph pinch that cue. I americium not making excuses, I chose that cue but I conscionable can't get utilized to it. I really struggled."