​Mark Selby made an unpleasant surprise for his fans, the multiple snooker world champion was eliminated from the first round of the British Championship.
Mark Selby is out of the first round of the British Championship
Four-time world champion Selby lost 6-4 to Iran’s Hossein Vafai.
Ranked 20th in the world, Vafaei played spectacularly at times, with her biggest break coming at 119 points in the sixth frame.
At the age of 39, Mark Selby is currently ranked 4th in the world. He has won the Crucible World Cup four times: 2014, 2016, 2017 and 2021.
Vafaei vs Selby score frame
104-6 (80)/ 0-100 (100) / 56-45 / 0-80 / 62-26 / 119-14 (119) / 0-129 (129) / 88-23 (88) / 12-73 / 69-45 (successful breakthrough in brackets).
They played in the UK Championship on Tuesday
Lisovsky – I 6-1
Trump – Guodong 6-5
Murphy – Gilbert 6-5
Vafai v Selby 6-4
The result of the match Selby – Vafai
Video source: Eurosport
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