Mark Selby holds on to complete hat-trick of UK Snooker Championship crowns in York

Four-time world champion and three-time Masters winner Selby collects the tenth Triple Crown title of his illustrious career. Only three other players have reached double figures before him in the modern era: Steve Davis (15 titles), Stephen Hendry (18) and Ronnie O’Sullivan (23). It is his first Triple Crown triumph since the 2021 World Championship.

Englishman Selby arrived in York several days ago fresh from winning his maiden Champion of Champions title on home soil in Leicester having denied Trump in their first final meeting in over 14 years. Only three weeks later and they were contesting another showpiece match and their first at a Triple Crown.

Frame one was a protracted and scrappy affair but ended with Selby producing an incredible effort of 77 to open his account. Breaks of 51 and 97 then helped him double and treble his lead.

World number one Trump - who was aiming to become the fourth player to win back-to-back UK titles - looked like getting on the board in frame four but faltered whilst on a run of 68. A lethal Selby punished with a counter clearance of 70 to pinch it on the final black and go into the mid-session interval 4-0 ahead.

On resumption, number 11 seed Selby continued his momentum with a century break of 105, meaning he had won 10 consecutive frames against Trump if you included the final frames he took off him at the Champion of Champions final last month.

However, from nowhere, Selby unexpectedly missed a black in frame six. Trump subsequently compiled a 74 to get off the mark, and then doubled his tally via a 75 for 5-2.

The pendulum swung again, though, in a huge final frame of the afternoon session as it was Trump's turn to miss a black whilst in the balls. Selby went on to secure the frame - despite a late scare from his opponent who obtained penalty points from a snooker, and a freeball - to end the session on a high and in control.

When the players returned in the evening, 42-year-old Selby continued to go about his business, re-establishing a five-frame buffer with the aid of 59. But with the winning line coming into sight, he began to make unforced errors and was unable to capitalise on his opponent's mistakes like he was doing earlier in the day.

Trump hit a 62 in winning frame ten - despite his opponent having had a chance to counter - and then took an action-packed 11th frame on the colours during which Selby sportingly questioned a crucial freeball which was awarded in his favour before referee Olivier Marteel reversed his decision.

'The Ace in the Pack' then went into the final mid-session interval just two behind following an effort of 105.

Under pressure having lost the last three frames, Selby notched up a 91 on resumption to move a frame closer to glory, but Trump fashioned a 125 for 8-6 and then got to within one via a 55 after a missed black off its spot from Selby.

With the match now finely balanced and Trump in the ascendancy having won five of the last six frames, Selby responded with a 77 en route to reaching the hill at 9-7 ahead. He then had a glorious chance to wrap things up in frame 17, but missed a straightforward red and had to watch his opponent mop up the balls and close to within one again.

But as he has done so often throughout his illustrious career, Selby regrouped and - considering the layout of the table and the pressure applied - produced an amazing break of 69 to leave Trump requiring snookers. Not long after, a handshake arrived and Selby regained the title he won in 2012 and 2016.

His 25th ranking success overall, Selby wins his fourth title of 2025 after previous trophy lifts at the Championship League Invitational, Welsh Open, and Champion of Champions.

Having not been in Riyadh for the gold ball event in between here and the Champion of Champions, Selby claims back-to-back titles on the top tier, and is the first player this season to win multiple competitions.

The £250,000 top prize he scoops pushes him up five places in the updated world rankings from 11th to 6th.

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