Mark Selby title. He is also known to be a fan of darts, beating Eric Bristow in an exhibition leg of 301 in 2007, and taking on Raymond van Barneveld in exhibition matches. Selby's wife Vikki Layton, who often attends his major matches, is a former Irish international pool player born in Ipswich. They announced their engagement in August 2010, and were married in Mexico on 24 May 2011. Their daughter was born in 2014. The family live in South Wigston in Leicestershire. Mark Selby Mark Anthony Selby (born 19 June 1983) is an English professional snooker player. He is a three-time
Mark Selby won the WEPF World Eight-ball Championship, beating Darren Appleton 11–7 in the final at Blackpool. On 2 February 2015, Selby played in the 2015 Chinese Pool World Championship , but lost to Darren Appleton 19–21 in the final. Selby is a fan of Leicester City, whom he has supported since childhood. His 2014 World Championship victory came on the same day as City celebrated their promotion to the Premier League with an open-top bus parade, while his 2016 World Championship victory came on 2 May 2016, which he won just 11 minutes after the team sealed their first Premier League