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Mark Selby has vowed to get back on track in Belfast next week to make up for his disappointment at the Royal London Watches Grand Prix last month.
Selby, who saw his provisional world ranking slip one place to five as a result of his poor show in Scotland, will meet either Barry Hawkins or Jamie Burnett in the last 32 of the Northern Ireland Trophy at the Waterfront Hall.
His disappointing performance in the Grand Prix at Aberdeen saw Selby fail to qualify for the knock-out stage after only..

Leicester City fan Mark Selby got a huge ovation when he appeared at half-time during the Foxes’ Championship clash against Sheffield United at the Walkers Stadium.
Mark went on to the pitch to receive a City shirt signed by all the Leicester players.
The shirt also had “No.1” emblazoned across the back, and Mark admitted that’s where he hopes to be in the world rankings one day.
“It was a great night and I got a fantastic round of applause,” said Mark.
“I had a brilliant view..

Mark Selby was part of the Leicester team which fell at the quarter-final stage in the English Pool Association’s National Knock-out Cup at Great Yarmouth.
The team was trying to become the first to win an historic grand slam – they alaready hold the National Inter-County, Inter-League and Champion of Champions titles – but were thwarted by Somerset outfit Weston in the last eight.
Leicester had earlier come through the group stages by beating Nuneaton (10-4) and Premier League (13-5),..

Mark Selby swapped snooker balls for a football on a trip to his hometown club Leicester City.
A Foxes fan since he was a younster, Mark enjoyed a tour of the club and chatted to City legend Alan Birch, who showed him around the Walkers Stadium.
Mark was also presented with a No.4 shirt – his current world ranking – and tested his skills in a knock-about with ‘The Birch’.
“I’ve only ever sat in the crowd at the Walkers before, so it was a great experience to see the stadium from..

Mark Selby is geared up for his opening clash at the 888.com World Championships tonight - but he is not planning any surprises this time.
Last year, the 23-year-old Leicester potter caused one of the biggest upsets at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield when he dumped out former champion John Higgins 10-4 in the first round.
But this time around, Selby fully expects to beat world No.10 Stephen Lee and progress to a second-round meeting against Peter Ebdon, who beat Derby's Nigel Bond 10-7..

Mark Selby found the perfect way to relax ahead of the biggest match of his snooker career - by playing pool for his local team!
The Leicester potter begins his 888.com World Championship second-round duel with Peter Ebdon at Sheffield's Crucible Theatre tomorrow.
But 24 hours after the dizzying heights of beating world No.10 Stephen Lee on Wednesday, Selby was helping his First Break team defeat King Richard III to retain their Division One title in the Everards & Thursday Invitational..

Fourteen days and 127 frames ago, Mark Selby declared that he was heading for the Crucible Theatre with the aim of winning the World Championship. And he almost did it.
His stunning assault on the richest, most prestigious and hardest-to-win snooker tournament in the world saw him shock a string of top players on his way to the final where, despite threatening to produce the greatest comeback ever seen, he was beaten 18-13 by a classy John Higgins.
But Selby produced enough class of his own..

Mark Selby is the pride of Leicester after his heroic display yesterday in the final of the 888.com World Championships.
The 23-year-old sensation almost pulled off another great escape before succumbing 18-13 to John Higgins in the early hours of this morning.
Afterwards, an exhausted Selby vowed to return to Sheffield's Crucible Theatre and win the sport's most prestigious prize.
Selby, who fought his way back in four epic encounters to become only the third qualifier to reach the final,..

Leicester City's footballers could learn a lot from Mark Selby. I don't just mean having a hairstyle that looks like an electrocuted tabby cat or actually managing to put the odd ball in the net either. It is an attitude thing.
The World Snooker Championships was enthralling stuff, one of the highlights of the sporting year. The final had bags more excitement and incident than Italy v France or Australia v Sri Lanka. It was white-knuckle stuff for couch potatoes.
For those who missed it, Selby..

Almost two months have passed since Mark Selby won the hearts of the nation with his heroic display in the final of snooker's World Championship, and the affable 24-year-old is still getting used to the change in lifestyle.
There are no fast cars (he does not drive), no big pile in the country (he still lives in his apartment off New Walk), and no groupies (although his fanmail has been more of a burden for the postman), but things have definitely gathered pace for the laid-back lad from New..