Mark Selby has won the UK Championship title for a third time after beating Judd Trump 10-8 in a fantastic final at the Barbican in York .

The 42-year-old has been in tremendous form in recent weeks, winning the Champion of Champions last month and powered his way into the final this weekend.

There he took on the world number one, who has not been in such great form, but has been winning plenty of matches nonetheless, such is Trump’s immense talent and underrated match play.

Selby largely bossed the final, taking a big early lead and never being behind, but he had to survive an impressive fightback from the defending champion.

Having led 5-0 and 7-2, things got much stickier for Selby when he found himself just 9-8 up, having spurned a great chance to win 10-7.

To the Jester’s cred

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