Mark Selby won the second UK Championship of his career, on Sunday night, with an emphatic 10-7 win over Ronnie O'Sullivan in the final in York.
The reigning World Champion became only the sixth snooker player to win the World Championship and UK Championship in the same calendar year. The win justified his position as World number one.
Selby trailed only twice during the match, at 1-0 and 2-1. The Leicester star won six frames in a row over the afternoon and evening sessions, to take a 7-2 lead in the final which proved to be crucial.
The evening session saw some excellent snooker from both players. In the final six frames of the match, five century brakes were made, with Selby scoring three of those.
At one point O'Sullivan closed the gap to 8-7, before brakes of 134 and 107 gave Selby a famous victory.
Such was the quality of the match, rivals to both players sang the praises of the quality of what they were watching in York.
I wonder do these guys know they're playing 4 the uk championships?! Standard is absolutely ridiculous. Just sit back and enjoy as a neutral
— Mark Allen (@pistol147) December 4, 2016
Win or lose Selby proving why he is No 1. Can play any style against any player! #rock#solid
— Joe Perry (@joegentlemanjoe) December 4, 2016
Anyone watching the snooker has witnessed the bar being raised. Practice table for the rest of us! Congrats to @markjesterselby #history
— Shaun Murphy (@Magician147) December 4, 2016
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