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- Updated: December 4, 2016
Mark Selby has won the Betway UK Championship after keeping Ronnie O’Sullivan at bay in a gripping final.
Having trailed 7-2 at one point, O’Sullivan produced a vintage spell of break-building to get right back into the match.
But, having seen his lead reduced to 8-7, Selby won two frames in a row to prevail 10-7 and become just the sixth player in the sport’s history to secure the World Championship and UK titles in the same calendar year.
The 33-year-old from Leicester joins illustrious company in O’Sullivan, Stephen Hendry, Steve Davis, JohnParrott and John Higgins, proving he fully deserves his status as World No 1.
It was all Selby in the afternoon session at the York Barbican as he cruised …
