Mark Selby delivered a masterclass to win the BetVictor Championship League Snooker Invitational for a second consecutive year, beating Kyren Wilson 3-0 in the final in his home city of Leicester.
Selby also made a 147, the sixth maximum of his career, during the last day of the event as he hit top form to win his second title of the season and first since the Unibet British Open in September.
During the group phase on Wednesday, Selby beat Wilson 3-1 and Si Jiahui 3-2 then saw off Xiao Guodong 3-2, making the 147 in the third frame. It’s the 212th maximum in snooker history and Selby becomes one of only eight players to make six or more 147s.
Judd Trump finished top of the group table, making seven centuries to bring his tally for the season to 74. But the world number one was soundly beaten 3-0 in the semi-finals by World Champion Wilson, who made breaks of 120 and 113. In the other semi, Selby fired runs of 129, 135 and 65 to beat Hossein Vafaei 3-1.
The final lasted just 52 minutes and Wilson scored only 12 points, as Selby romped to victory with top breaks of 99 and 100.
“This event is difficult to win, I’d have been happy to win it once but twice is even better!” said Selby, who walks away with over £25,000, along with a coveted spot at this November’s Sportsbet.io Champion of Champions. “I played a lot better today compared to yesterday. I scored well when I got my chances and it’s nice to beat somebody like Kyren. He’s the man of the moment and you get confidence from it.”
