Selby downs O´Sullivan for second UK snooker championship title

By AFP
December 05, 2016

Selby becomes just the sixth player to secure the world and UK titles in the same calendar year

YORK, United Kingdom: Mark Selby added a second UK Championship to his world title with a 10-7 win over Ronnie O´Sullivan in the final on Sunday.

World number one Selby swept into a 7-2 lead before five-champion O´Sullivan clawed his way back to 7-5 and then 8-7.

But the 33-year-old held his nerve to become just the sixth player to secure the world and UK titles in the same calendar year.


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