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Snooker Selby 'chuffed' to clinch his first 'triple crown' title in four years
Bristol Post
|December 09, 2025
MARK Selby withstood a brave fightback from world number one Judd Trump to clinch the third UK Championship title of his career at the Barbican Centre in York.
Mark Selby with the UK Championship trophy
(Pictures: Martin Rickett/PA)
Selby had zoomed into a 5-0 lead in the opening session before Bristol-born Trump twice chiselled his way back to a single-frame deficit and threatened to dash his rival's dream of a first 'triple crown' title since 2021.
But the 42-year-old just about held his nerve to complete a 10-8 win that signals his return to the top of the sport after four years in which a return to his dominant best had seemed a distant prospect.
Selby went public over his battle with depression in the wake of his fourth world title win in 2021, endured a whole season without a ranking title to his name and considered retirement after crashing to a Crucible defeat to Joe O'Connor in 2024.
"It's amazing to win another 'triple crown' - they not easy to win and it took me nine years to get back here (as UK champion)," said Selby.
This story is from the December 09, 2025 edition of Bristol Post.
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