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Snooker poet Kevin Power has written a tribute to Mark Selby:
The Rap of Mark Selby
(The Jester from Leicester)
This is the table of legend and fable
Where Mark was able to pot all the reds –
Followed by colours, firm from their beds
This is the chalk of kingfisher blue
That chalked the tip that tipped the cue
To apply the screws around the “Blues”.
With winning shots in potting and snooker
And in playing safe his cueing was super
Playing it cool with no signs of..

Mark Selby grabbed at the chance to throw his weight behind a local charity.
He is the patron of Leicester hospice Loros, where his father David spent the last few weeks of his life in 1999 after being diagnosed with lung cancer.
Selby, the Jester from Leicester, returned to the the hospice last week for the first time, when he met staff, volunteers and patients.
He said: “When they asked me to be a patron for Loros I snapped their hands off because of my dad being in here and knowing about..

Masters champion Mark Selby has been honoured at a civic ceremony in his home town of Leicester.
The world No.7 lifted his second Wembley title last month after a thrilling comeback against Ronnie O’Sullivan. Selby was 9-6 down before winning the final four frames to clinch a famous win and the coveted trophy.
And at Leicester Town Hall on Wednesday, Selby was presented with an inscribed crystal bowl to celebrate his Masters success.
The Lord Mayor of Leicester, Councillor Roger Blackmore,..

Mark Selby’s hopes of retaining his top-16 status in next season’s world rankings have been given a boost.
Having slipped from a starting place of seventh to 13th in the provisional rankings, the Jester from Leicester is now up to 11th after reaching the quarter-finals of the Welsh Open.
Selby lost 5-2 against Higgins in Newport, but the points gained were enough to lift him two valuable places.
There are just two ranking events left this season, the China Open (March 29-April 4) and the..

Mark Selby stayed on course for a title double when he beat Mark King in the second round of the Welsh Open.
A 5-3 win earned Selby a quarter-final clash against world champion John Higgins, and keeps the Jester from Leicester in line to add to the Masters trophy he won two weeks ago.
It was a close match against King, the Essex man levelling at 3-3 after Selby opened up a 3-1 lead, including a top break of 84.
But breaks of 63 and 71 saw Selby set up a last-eight match with Higgins, who was..

Mark Selby eased into the second round of the Welsh Open with a 5-2 win over Judd Trump.
Selby, looking for his second title in three years at Newport, will now face Mark King for a place in the quarter-finals. Their second-round match starts on Thursday at 7pm.
Against Trump, Selby continued the form that saw him win the Masters 10 days ago. The Jester from Leicester won the first two frames before the Bristol youngster pulled one back in the third.
Selby fired in a break of 69 to pull clear..

Masters champion Mark Selby plays talented youngster Judd Trump in the first round of the Welsh Open at the Newport Centre tomorrow.
The best-of-nine clash starts in the afternoon with a clash against either Mark King or Marcus Campbell awaiting in the second round.
World No.7 Selby is brimming with confidence after his heroic Wembley win against Ronnie O’Sullivan, when he fought back from 9-6 down to snatch the title with a 10-9 victory.
And he can make it a trophy double if he wins in..

Mark Selby won his second Masters title in three years after a thrilling final against Ronnie O'Sullivan at Wembley.
The Jester from Leicester fought back from 9-6 down to stun world No.1 and defending champion O'Sullivan 10-9.
It avenged Selby's 10-8 defeat to O'Sullivan in last year's final, and added to the Masters title he won on his debut in 2008.
Selby's remarkable record in this tournament now stands at 11 wins in 12 matches, and it sets the 26-year-old up nicely for the rest of the..

Mark Selby will face defending champion Ronnie O'Sullivan in today's Pokerstars.com Masters final at Wembley.
Selby, who won the title in 2008, set up a repeat of last year's final after beating Stephen Maguire 6-3 in the semis.
It was Selby's 10th win in 11 appearances at Wembley, and the Jester from Leicester will be hoping to continue that form again O'Sullivan.
Against Maguire, world No.7 Selby pulled away to win the final three frames after the opening six were shared. It followed up..

Mark Selby edged into the semi-finals of the Masters with a hard-fought 6-5 win over Mark Allen at Wembley.
After racing into a 3-0 lead, 2008 championg Selby was forced to withstand a fightback from the Irishman, who levelled at 3-3.
Selby then found himself 5-4 down and needing to win the last two frames to secure a last-four clash against Stephen Maguire.
The Jester from Leicester held his nerve and scraped over the line to secure his third consecutive Wembley semi-final.
The outcome was..