Mark Selby snooker's Triple Crown events at least twice. His other ranking titles include the Welsh Open in 2008, the Shanghai Masters in 2011, the German Masters in 2015, the China Open in 2015, 2017 and 2018 and the International Championship in 2016 and 2017. Known as a patient, tough competitor with strong safety play, Selby is also a prolific break-builder and has compiled more than 500 century breaks in his professional career. His nickname, "The Jester from Leicester", was given to him by snooker compere Richard Beare after Willie Thorne came up with it during commentary. However, as Selby became more
2014 World Snooker Championship on to win the final 18–14 and capture his first world title. In all, Selby won 13 of the last 17 frames, and his two highest breaks of the match - 127 and 87 - came consecutively to move from 15–14 to 17–14. The victory made Selby the tenth player to win all three Triple Crown events, and reinstated him as the world number one. This was O'Sullivan's first ever defeat in a World Championship final. O'Sullivan said "I want to congratulate Mark on a fantastic tournament. He's been the best player over 17 days, that was tough he had