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
World Snooker Championship Mark Selby won the world title in 2014 by beating defending champion Ronnie O'Sullivan 18–14 in the final, having trailed 5–10. Selby won a record £300,000 for his victory; the prize exceeding the previous highest of £270,000 in 2003, although prize money for first-round losers remained at £12,000. Selby lost 9–13 in the second round of the 2015 Championship to Crucible debutant Anthony McGill. Stuart Bingham won the title, defeating Ronnie O'Sullivan 13–9 in the quarter-finals, Judd Trump 17–16 in the semi-finals, and Shaun Murphy 18–15 in the final to win the first world title of his 20-year professional career.