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Mark Selby

マーク・セルビー　/　まーく・せるびー

Pool player from United Kingdom

June 19, 1983 (age 42)　・　Leicester, United Kingdom

pool player
snooker player

My Take

Mark Selby is my favorite kind of champion: the one who wins ugly and does not apologize for it. Twenty-five ranking titles and multiple stints at world number one were not built on flair but on suffocating patience — he drags opponents into long, attritional frames and simply outlasts them. Some viewers call his style joyless; I call it psychological warfare of the highest order. Snooker rewards nerve more than brilliance, and few players hold their nerve longer than Selby. His Hall of Fame induction confirms what the trophies already said: grinding, when done this well, becomes its own form of artistry.

Overview

Mark Anthony Selby (born 19 June 1983) is an English professional snooker player. Ranked world number one on multiple occasions, he has won a total of 25 ranking titles, placing him eighth on the all-time list of ranking tournament winners.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Mark Selby
Name (Japanese): マーク・セルビー
Reading: まーく・せるびー
Born: June 19, 1983 (age 42)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Gemini / Boar
Origin: Leicester, United Kingdom
Blood type: Private
Height: Private
Agency: Private
Occupation: pool player / snooker player

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: Private

Awards & achievements

Snooker Hall of Fame

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

6. Links

Xhttps://x.com/markjesterselby
Wikipedia (Japanese)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark%20Selby

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