- Born
- Birth nameMark Anthony Selby
- Nicknames
- The Jester from Leicester
- Mark the Shark
- Sat-Nav Selby
- The Leicester Jester
- Height6′ 0¼″ (1.83 m)
- Mark Selby was born on June 19, 1983 in Leicester, Leicestershire, England, UK. He has been married to Vikki Layton since May 24, 2011. They have one child.
- SpouseVikki Layton(May 24, 2011 - present) (1 child)
- ChildrenSofia Maria
- Unique, witty sense of humour
- Highest tournament break: 147 in the 2009 Jiangsu Classic, China.
- Friend of snooker player Shaun Murphy.
- Joined the main professional snooker tour in 1999 at the age of 16.
- Is the 2014 World Snooker Champion and the current World No. 1.
- You do need a little bit of luck and sometimes it's out of your hands, but I definitely feel I have what it takes to be a World Champion.
- I must stay focused and with the ranking system changing the pressure is really on the players now.
- In my eyes Ronnie and Stephen Hendry are still two of the greatest players to play the game.
- On playing against Ronnie O'Sullivan at the 2016 UK Championship: It is a fantastic feeling to play him in the final.
- Not everyone's naturally talented.
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