a match watched byjim lumsden.he world number one began the second day of the final trailing 10-7 but second day of the final trailing 10—7 but needed to win the last three frames. selby was down on sunday after a gruelling semi—final but seemed a man reborn on monday as he commented —— dominated. albeit some scrappy snooker, to steal it. at the end of the session, it raced into a 13— 11 lead. the champion emerged from the break and picked up where he left off, profiting from huygens‘ errors to take another frame that anyone can make mistakes. even selby. that he did. he was two behind. mark selby soared again, picking up the next two frames to move within two victory. the four—time champion was far from done but he won three frames to fall back contention. selby‘s back was against the wall. he responded to pressure and moved within a frame. this time, no mistake and the man he called the jester from leicester, no mistake and the man he called the jesterfrom leicester, kicked his nerve to win his third world champi

a match watched byjim lumsden.f the final trailing 10-7 but second day of the final trailing 10—7 but needed to win the last three frames. selby was down on sunday after a gruelling semi—final but seemed a man reborn

a match watched byjim lumsden.ng 10-7, but second day of the far north trailing 10—7, but had won the last three frames. dark selby was 10—4 down at one stage, but seemed reborn on monday. some scrappy snooker, he managed to steal it from higgins —— mark. he raced to the lead. the defending champion emerged from the break and picked up where he left off. profiting from higgins' errors. anyone can make mistakes, even mark selby. and he did that. he gives just two behind. he gives won the next two frames to move closer to victory. the champion was far from done, and he won three frames to bring himself back to contention. mark selby responded to the pressure and move within one frame of the title. this time, there was no mistake. they call thejester from leicester moved into first place. —— moved full. has been a world number one for the last two years and will continue. there was a time when i was missing everything, when it was 10-4. i was missing everything, when it was 10—11. i thought, was missing everything, wh