Mark Selby claimed his first British Open title by beating fellow four-time world champion John Higgins in Sunday’s ultimate.
The world quantity 5 clinched a 10-5 victory in Cheltenham in his first main ultimate since dropping to Mark Williams eventually 12 months’s British Open.
It’s the 41-year-old’s first rating title since profitable the WST Traditional in March 2023 and the twenty third of the Englishman’s profession.
He lifted the Clive Everton Trophy within the week that snooker misplaced the famend broadcaster and journalist, who died on the age of 87.
The British Open trophy was named in Everton’s honour in 2022, in recognition of his contribution to the game.
Higgins, 49, was enjoying in his first rating occasion ultimate since April 2022 and can climb again as much as 14th on this planet – only a week after the Scot dropped out of the world’s high 16 for the primary time since 1995.
Selby led 5-3 after a high-quality opening session, with a break of a minimum of 60 in all eight frames, together with three centuries.
Selby went right into a 4-2 lead by reeling off three straight frames, together with a 137 break.
Higgins made 105 to drag one again, however Selby replied with a 135 to finish the session on high.
The primary body of the night went to Higgins, slicing his deficit to only one, however Selby captured 5 of the following six to tie up victory, making runs of 91 and 93 within the final two to complete in type.
