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Selby topples Trump to land elusive Champion of Champions crown

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Selby finally got his hands on the Champion of Champions trophy

Mark Selby was crowned the Champion of Champions for the first time on Sunday, after a commanding 10-5 victory over Judd Trump in the final.

The Jester triumphed on home soil at the Mattioli Arena in Leicester, winning nine of the last 11 frames to scoop the top prize of £150,000.

An ever-present in the popular invitational event since it returned to the calendar in 2013, Selby finally got his hands on the trophy at the 13th attempt, becoming the eighth different winner in the process (since 2013).

The four-time World champion secured victory in style, too, with three successive centuries to sprint over the line.

“This tournament is basically a replica of the Masters, it’s only got the best players in it,” he told ITV. “To play Judd in another final was a massive privilege for me.

“I played good today from start to finish, but I knew that I had to because Judd’s a class act. He’s a fantastic player and the man to beat, so I knew I had to be on my ‘A’ game to even have any kind of chance.

“The day before I played in the group stage, I felt like I was hitting the ball a lot better, I felt a lot more confident. Even if I didn’t get through the group, I knew I was finding something and just had to stick with it.

“It’s nice to see me play like that in a match environment. I’ve been in and out for quite a long time, so to play like that against someone of Judd’s class is quite pleasing.”

Trump was appearing in his sixth Champion of Champions final, and the 2021 champion was aiming to become the fourth multiple winner of the event, after Ronnie O’Sullivan, Neil Robertson and Mark Allen.

The Ace, despite continued struggles with his new cue, opened with his first century of the week, courtesy of a break of 111.

Selby responded with 102, but further runs of 73 and 114 put Trump 3-1 to the good at the mid-session interval.

However, the Jester reeled off the next four frames with contributions of 70, 99, 65 and 64 to turn the contest around, and ensure a lead heading into the evening session.

Trump stopped the rot with 71, before a run of 61 eventually proved enough in a lengthy opening frame of the evening to level at 5-5.

Selby controlled the 11th frame to go back in front, but saw a 60-0 lead reduced to 60-51 with the pink and black remaining in the next.

Crucially, though, Trump went in-off on the pink to hand a 7-5 lead to the home favourite, who subsequently went into overdrive.

With the winning line in sight, Selby only got stronger with wonderful breaks of 138 – the highest of the tournament – and 101 moving him to the brink of victory, which he secured with a superb 132 clearance.

“Congratulations to Mark, I think he was the very player all week, and he thoroughly deserved to win this trophy,” Trump added. “It’s nice for him to win here in Leicester.

“There are no positives [for me]. I couldn’t win, to be honest. There’s no way I could win with that cue. I gave it my absolute all. I just can’t get used to it; tonight, I really struggled on the table. I didn’t know where to aim at all.

“Mark played really, really well, so put me under pressure. His long potting was good, his safety was good. He showed why he’s one of the greats of the game.”