News and entertainment worth sharing – York and North Yorkshire Selby fire crews attended a blaze in scrubland yesterday evening (Saturday) is believed to have been started deliberately The incident took place close to Charles Street and firefighters attended the scene at around 6:15 pm The flames were successfully extinguished using knapsack sprayers Email YorkMix » 5-6 King's CourtShamblesYork  YO1 7LD You can listen to YorkMix Radio using your DAB+ radio Click here to listen to YorkMix Radio » YorkMix is a trading name of York Sound Ltd Registered in EnglandCompany no: 12831940VAT no: GB289462452 YorkMix Radio public file Copyright © 2025 YorkMix Privacy PolicyTerms Of UseAccessibilityCompany DetailsContact Us © World Snooker Tour Four-time winner Mark Selby described his own performance as "pathetic" as he crashed out of the Halo World Championship in the opening round beaten 10-8 by close friend Ben Woollaston who scored his first Crucible win Selby joins Kyren Wilson and Neil Robertson as the major casualties of the opening round and it\'s the second year in a row he has failed to make the last 16 as he lost to Joe O\'Connor in 2024 The 41-year-old came to Sheffield with high hopes having won three titles this season but looked uncomfortable throughout and wasn\'t helped by problems with his cue tip which had to be replaced before the second session He made just one break over 40 tonight as his opponent came from 5-4 down to win six of the last nine frames Woollaston had appeared at the Crucible just once before and his second trip to the Theatre of Dreams has given him the best moment of his 22-year career the world number 44 kept his cool in the closing stages as he set up a second round fixture with Si Jiahui which starts on Saturday night.  "Without a doubt it\'s my best ever win," said the Leicester cueman "I beat Mark Williams to reach the final of the Welsh Open in 2015 in front of a big crowd "Mark didn\'t play his best but that doesn\'t matter to me I made a few mistakes but that was bound to happen Mark is the best there has ever been tactically but I stayed tough in the safety battles and that won me the match but I made it hard for him and that\'s why he got frustrated It\'s possible I can go further if I can play better." Woollaston took the opener tonight with a top break of 58 then added a scrappy 11th frame to lead 6-5 but Selby then got the snooker he needed on the pink before converting two excellent pots for 6-6 At the time that felt like a turning point but in fact it was Woollaston who kept his composure and regained the lead before the interval Selby had first chance in the 14th but made just 37 and his opponent took it with a run of 60 for 8-6 Leicester\'s Selby got the better of a scrappy 15th to halve the gap and he was on 12 in the next when he was unlucky not to find position when splitting the pack Woollaston\'s runs of 49 and 39 put him 9-7 ahead and he had a scoring opportunity in the 17th but missed a red to a baulk corner and Selby punished him with 81 Frame 18 lasted 46 minutes and Selby looked favourite to make it 9-9 until he missed a mid-range red leading 37-13 Woollaston countered with 32 and later laid a tough snooker on the last red setting up the chance to close out the result said: "I was pathetic from start to finish I didn\'t show up and didn\'t deserve to win I didn\'t score well enough when I got chances Ben\'s safety was unbelievable at times and had me in trouble I grew up with him and have seen him progress "Sometimes I just try too hard and stop myself from playing I can\'t put my finger on why that happens I know I won tournaments but to finish like this puts a dampener on the season because my goal is to win more Triple Crowns John Higgins and Xiao Guodong finished the opening session of their second round meeting locked level at 4-4  Higgins arrived in Sheffield as one of the form players on the circuit having collected silverware at the World Open and the Tour Championship in recent months 62 and 54 to lead 3-1 at the mid-session interval.  who won a maiden ranking title earlier this season at the Wuhan Open then claimed the next two frames to move 4-3 ahead Four-time champion Higgins took the last of the session with a run of 79 to finish all-square The second of three sessions takes place on Friday afternoon at 2:30pm Mark Selby threw the yellow ball up the table after conceding 13th frame to Ben Woollaston live and on demand on TNT Sports and discovery+ The four-time world champion, the second favourite going into the tournament, follows the defending champion, Kyren Wilson, and the 2010 winner, Neil Robertson, in going out of the World Snooker Championship in the first round. It also means the Jester from Leicester has been beaten in the first round by a player from the same city for the second successive year, after his 10-6 loss to Joe O’Connor last year. Woollaston, 37, the world No 44, is competing at the Crucible for the first time since 2013. His wife is the snooker referee Tatiana Woollaston. Read more“I didn’t deserve to win,” Selby said his safety was unbelievable at times but I still had my chances I try too hard and stop myself from playing I grew up with him and have seen him progressing.” Selby appeared far from his normal cool self and an indication of his mood came at the end of the 13th frame when he grabbed the yellow ball that was over the corner pocket and slammed it across the table before storming out of the arena he had erred in leaving the yellow over the pocket was calm and composed throughou and led 7-6 at the mid-session interval Selby pulled one back but the underdog held his nerve to seal the greatest victory of his career Woollaston has struggled with his health and has endured blackouts during matches For several months he struggled with basic tasks such as standing or staying awake for any length of time I literally woke up to eat because I was sleeping 18 to 20 hours a day I put loads of weight on because I was just eating and sleeping Ben Woollaston was calm and composed as he completed a shock 10-8 win over his friend and fellow Leicester cueist Mark Selby Photograph: Phil Duncan/Every Second Media/ShutterstockLuca Brecel completed an impressive comeback to beat Ryan Day 10-7 and avoid becoming the latest former champion to exit The 2023 winner was 5-1 down to Day during the first session But Brecel won the final three frames on Wednesday to make it 5-4 and get himself right back in the match made a ­century in the opening frame of Thursday’s second session to put Brecel on the back foot once more The Belgian then took charge of a scrappy contest winning three successive frames again to take a 7-6 lead into the mid-session interval Although Day won the next frame to level at 7-7 Brecel went back in front at the next opportunity before edging a tight 16th frame – which was decided by a black-ball shootout – thanks in no small part to an audacious long double on the green with just the colours remaining Brecel wrapped it up by a scoreline of 55-14 and will face Ding Junhui in the second round The result was also a significant milestone for the No 7 seed – the first match he has won at the Crucible outside his surprise run to the title in 2023 Luca Brecel revived memories of his amazing 2023 title when he came back from 5-1 down to beat Ryan Day 10-7 Photograph: Eleanor Hoad/Every Second Media/Shutterstock“It’s good to win Thursday afternoon marked the start of the second round matches with Mark Allen in early trouble against Chris Wakelin Allen steadied things with a break of 100 but a missed red allowed Wakelin to clear up and take a 3-1 lead at the mid-session interval An excellent snooker behind the black helped Allen cut the gap to 3-2 but his English opponent struck back with an 84 break then took the last two frames of the session to build a commanding 6-2 lead in the first-to-13 contest Four-time world champion John Higgins is locked at 4-4 with China’s Xiao Guodong after a nip-and-tuck start to their last-16 encounter who has risen into the world top 16 this season is one of the most improved players on the circuit and is one of a record six Chinese to have reached the second round 'Look at that reaction, he's not happy' - Selby throws ball up the table after conceding frame 'The win of his life' - Woollaston wraps up victory over Selby Woollaston produces expert escape from a Selby snooker M. SelbyB. Woollaston810ReplayWatch ReplayAdvertisementAdvertisementHow was your experience today? RESULT: Mark Selby 8-10 Ben Woollaston - round one (best of 19) John Higgins 4-4 Xiao Guodong - round two (best of 25) RESULT: Luca Brecel 10-7 Ryan Day - round one (best of 19) Chris Wakelin 6-2 Mark Allen - round two (best of 25) Scores from earlier matches at the Crucible via WhatsApp on 03301231826 or text 81111 (UK only Thanks for staying up late with us for the climax of that Ben Woollaston-Mark Selby match which produced one of the shocks of the World Championship so far as Selby was beaten by the world number 44 Read Michael Emons' report from Sheffield here. Coverage resumes later today (!) at 10:00 BST when the second round continues at the Crucible Theatre 576Shareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingFriday schedulepublished at 00:21 British Summer Time 25 April00:21 BST 25 AprilAll times BST 382Shareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingPostpublished at 00:19 British Summer Time 25 April00:19 BST 25 AprilResult: Selby 8-10 Woollaston More from Ben Woollaston: "I honestly didn't feel many nerves maybe until I got to eight frames and then the nerves kick in - now all of a sudden I can win the match you don't realise how hard a ball looks I was 25 in front on the blue and [against] anyone else I would think I was over the line Asked what he will do with his day off before his second-round match: "Sleep!" 561Shareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingWoollaston 'in shock' after beating Selbypublished at 00:16 British Summer Time 25 April00:16 BST 25 AprilResult: Selby 8-10 Woollaston speaking to BBC Four after his win over Mark Selby: "I'm in shock really who except for Ronnie O'Sullivan is probably the king of the Crucible in recent times "Mark started with a century in the first frame and I thought 'here we go' I just didn't want to be miles behind going into the second day "I was surprised that he broke down [when on a break] quite a few times Even though he didn't play at his best I was just a little bit more positive maybe and went for a few more shots because I sensed that he wasn't at his best." 615Shareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharing'Tough from start to finish - I didn't expect to play like that'published at 00:15 British Summer Time 25 April00:15 BST 25 AprilResult: Selby 8-10 Woollaston We'll hear from our winner shortly - meanwhile here's Mark Selby speaking to BBC Four after his defeat: I didn't play anywhere near where I can play and didn't deserve to win he played some good match snooker and his safety was second to none "I felt like I threw so many frames away I kept getting 30 in front and running out of position or missing a silly shot and then Ben would come back and win the frame I probably threw five or six frames away and it's disappointing because I came here with a bit of confidence and I didn't expect to play like that." 448Shareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharing'You couldn't make it up'published at 00:12 British Summer Time 25 April00:12 BST 25 AprilResult: Selby 8-10 Woollaston John Virgo1979 UK Championship winner on BBC Four Last year Mark Selby lost to Joe O'Connor Ben Woollaston from Leicester beats the Jester from Leicester 796Shareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingBen Woollaston beats Mark Selbypublished at 00:08 British Summer Time 25 April00:08 BST 25 AprilBreakingResult: Selby 8-10 Woollaston Ben Woollaston is into the second round of the World Championship - knocking out his good friend Selby was one of the favourites at the start of the competition 18025Shareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingPostpublished at 00:08 British Summer Time 25 April00:08 BST 25 AprilSelby 8-9 Woollaston Yellow and green disappear but the brown down the rail stays up Mark Selby needs two snookers to stay alive in this year's World Championship 398Shareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingBonus entertainment for somepublished at 00:07 British Summer Time 25 April00:07 BST 25 AprilSelby 8-9 Woollaston Michael EmonsBBC Sport at the Crucible Theatre Welcome to day seven of the World Snooker Championship we've still got loads of people in even as the clock ticks past midnight Table two had been hosting John Higgins and Xiao Guodong But the dividing wall that separates table one and table two has been lifted out of place Plenty of supporters that had table two tickets have stayed for the bonus entertainment though 344Shareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharing'He's got it wrong'published at 00:06 British Summer Time 25 April00:06 BST 25 AprilSelby 8-9 Woollaston He's one of the best escapers from a snooker that I've ever seen in my life and he's got it wrong and left a free ball A chance to clinch frame and match at this visit 3311Shareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingPostpublished at 00:06 British Summer Time 25 April00:06 BST 25 AprilSelby 8-9 Woollaston Another chance for Ben Woollaston as Mark Selby fouls and leaves a free ball Woollaston knocks in a green as the extra red Just yellow needed to leave Mark Selby needing a snooker.. 285Shareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingPostpublished at 00:02 British Summer Time 25 April00:02 BST 25 AprilSelby 8-9 Woollaston World number 44 Ben Woollaston runs marginally out of position so pots the pink and settles for a safety shot on the final red He's eight points ahead and nudging ever closer to a famous win over the four-time Crucible champion 4813Shareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingPostpublished at 00:00 British Summer Time 25 April00:00 BST 25 AprilSelby 8-9 Woollaston We're just past midnight in the UK and there are close to 23,000 people on this page following this match Ben Woollaston is still at the table and hoping it won't last much longer.. 535Shareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingPostpublished at 23:58 British Summer Time 24 April23:58 BST 24 AprilSelby 8-9 Woollaston An attacking safety from Ben Woollaston opens the reds right up Mark Selby is wide with an attempt at a pot and Woollaston will get another chance to win the match as the clock ticks closer to midnight in Sheffield 245Shareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharing'We might finish tomorrow'published at 23:56 British Summer Time 24 April23:56 BST 24 AprilSelby 8-9 Woollaston Shaun Murphy2005 world champion on BBC Four it's been played today and might finish tomorrow 297Shareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingLate-night dramapublished at 23:55 British Summer Time 24 April23:55 BST 24 AprilSelby 8-9 Woollaston We're on day six of the World Snooker Championship and this is the latest finish to a day's play in the tournament That was yesterday's first session of this very match which finished at a relatively early 11.35pm Those in the arena may have been wishing they'd brought a sleeping bag It's still a busy media centre backstage Newspaper deadlines have long gone for some We could still be on for one of the biggest shocks of the tournament so far though - one to rival Kyren Wilson's exit on the opening day at the very least 91Shareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharing'Fatigue might be setting in'published at 23:54 British Summer Time 24 April23:54 BST 24 AprilSelby 8-9 Woollaston A little bit of fatigue might be setting in now they started the session at seven o'clock Those hours of concentration can just catch up with you 204Shareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingPostpublished at 23:53 British Summer Time 24 April23:53 BST 24 AprilSelby 8-9 Woollaston Ben Woollaston sends a red around the angles and it hits the pink You think that getting the pink closer to the cluster of reds might help the frame progress a little bit - then you see the pink is now tied up with the only loose red on the table and not available in any pocket Mark Selby has a 24-point lead with six reds remaining 125Shareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingPostpublished at 23:46 British Summer Time 24 April23:46 BST 24 AprilSelby 8-9 Woollaston We're about 20 minutes into this frame and I can tell you that it won't be done quickly The reds are in a cluster near the top cushion except two blue and black are safe on the side cushion and the pink is up in the baulk end 256Shareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingPostpublished at 23:41 British Summer Time 24 April23:41 BST 24 AprilSelby 8-9 Woollaston Mark Selby picks off the loose reds to get 17 points in front but then has to play safe 'What a steal' - Selby pinches frame from Woollaston after needing a snooker RESULT: Ronnie O'Sullivan beats Ali Carter 10-4 making three century breaks in five frames during afternoon session RESULT: Zhang Anda 7-10 Pang Junxu - Pang to play O'Sullivan next RESULT: Shaun Murphy 10-4 Daniel Wells - Murphy to play Trump next END OF SESSION: Mark Selby 5-4 Ben Woollaston - resumes on Thursday END OF SESSION: Luca Brecel 4-5 Ryan Day - resumes on Thursday Thank you for being with us for our coverage of day five at the World Snooker Championship Thursday is a strange day at the Crucible Theatre in terms of the tournament schedule with no morning session and then first-round and second-round matches running concurrently later in the day our line-up for the last 16 will be complete 214Shareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingSelby ends session in stylepublished at 23:37 British Summer Time 23 April23:37 BST 23 AprilSelby 5-4 Woollaston Mark Selby's most confident frame of the match earns him a 5-4 lead over fellow Leicester potter Ben Woollaston Selby was in trouble at 4-2 down and with tip issues affecting his play but he has battled back to have an overnight advantage 368Shareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingSelby levelpublished at 23:23 British Summer Time 23 April23:23 BST 23 AprilSelby 4-4 Woollaston Another scrappy frame in which the reds landed awkwardly and the high-value colours were tied up for long spells Mark Selby gets the better of it to draw level in this first-round match As the clock ticks close to half past 11 at night in Sheffield the final frame in this session will begin shortly 2910Shareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingSelby wins frame seven with 79 breakpublished at 22:48 British Summer Time 23 April22:48 BST 23 AprilSelby 3-4 Woollaston who seems to have had issues with the tip of his cue during this first session But a break of 79 may give him a bit more confidence in his equipment - it's brought him back within one frame of Ben Woollaston 4518Shareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingWoollaston two in frontpublished at 22:37 British Summer Time 23 April22:37 BST 23 AprilSelby 2-4 Woollaston A tremendous break from the last red onwards seals the frame for Ben Woollaston and puts him 4-2 ahead That frame was another long one - they both showed some early rhythm with big breaks in the first three frames 2813Shareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharing'I woke up and couldn't look to one side'published at 22:29 British Summer Time 23 April22:29 BST 23 AprilResult: Trump 10-4 Zhou Judd Trump had missed the pre-tournament media day because of illness with his preparations hampered by a bout of tonsillitis and a neck injury luckily both have gone," said Trump in his post-match news conference "The neck injury was the worse one and I managed to get treatment just in time I'd just been practising every day and I woke up and couldn't look to one side but I probably wouldn't have won." Trump added: "He looked superb in his first game here and had one of the best performances of his career at the Masters I will have to play close to my level today." 289Shareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingPostpublished at 22:26 British Summer Time 23 April22:26 BST 23 AprilSelby 2-3 Woollaston How do you fancy getting out of this snooker 376Shareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingPostpublished at 22:11 British Summer Time 23 April22:11 BST 23 AprilSelby 2-3 Woollaston Mark Selby gets in first in the sixth frame but then a horrible miscue ends his break The reds are scattered but there is a bit of a stalemate until Ben Woolaston knocks in a long red - but the break quickly breaks down 158Shareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingPostpublished at 21:54 British Summer Time 23 April21:54 BST 23 AprilResult: Trump 10-4 Zhou If you want an idea as to why Judd Trump is the current world number one here is the list of the players with the most centuries in the 2024-25 season.. 7924Shareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingSelby reduces his deficitpublished at 21:45 British Summer Time 23 April21:45 BST 23 AprilSelby 2-3 Woollaston The blue and pink balls turn out to be the crucial ones Ben Woollaston leaves Mark Selby snookered on the blue and although Selby hits it he can only put it into a pottable position Woollaston sinks it but leaves himself a tricky pink into the top corner Selby pounces all over it when Woollaston leaves it near the opposite corner pocket 4324Shareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharing'Being number one brings immense pride'published at 21:42 British Summer Time 23 April21:42 BST 23 AprilResult: Trump 10-4 Zhou speaking to BBC Four about being the top ranked player at the tournament: "In any tournament as world number one I feel immense amounts of pride and being introduced as number one brings a smile to my face." On his fitness: "I had a neck injury just before I left I was supposed to be here Thursday but flew in Monday I'm looking forward to getting fully rested and improving treat it as any other tournament - sometimes I put too much emphasis on this but it's the same as any other table when you're out there." 2612Shareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingPostpublished at 21:36 British Summer Time 23 April21:36 BST 23 AprilSelby 1-3 Woollaston The one-visit snooker that we were treated to in the first three frames between Mark Selby and Ben Woollaston has deserted us in frames four and five The first frame after the mid-session interval is another fractured one Selby is at the table now - with one red remaining he has a narrow deficit blue and pink are all in safe positions so a clearance here is unlikely 104Shareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingPostpublished at 21:32 British Summer Time 23 April21:32 BST 23 AprilResult: Trump 10-4 Zhou Judd Trump's final break of 100 takes us to 52 centuries already at the 2025 Worlds 256Shareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharing'I felt a bit nervy'published at 21:25 British Summer Time 23 April21:25 BST 23 AprilResult: Trump 10-4 Zhou speaking to BBC Four: "I felt a little bit nervy to be honest "Today it wasn't coming that easy it wasn't as relaxed or easy in practice On closing in on a century of centuries this season: "I can feel it in the crowd I'd like to get it out the way and concentrate on playing Shaun [Murphy] if possible." 267Shareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingWhat does Trump's next opponent Murphy think?published at 21:20 British Summer Time 23 April21:20 BST 23 AprilResult: Trump 10-4 Zhou That's the performance of the world number one that's exactly how the world number one should play We [Trump and Murphy] have had some good matches this season they've all been very high standard and I think the next one will possibly be the best of them all How do I look at that and plan for the next match 6210Shareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingTrump closing in on century of centuriespublished at 21:17 British Summer Time 23 April21:17 BST 23 AprilResult: Trump 10-4 Zhou Judd Trump was in stunning form in that session with four centuries in five frames - 113 That takes his season total to 98 centuries only two away from securing a £100,000 prize for making 100 in one season 599Shareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingPostpublished at 21:13 British Summer Time 23 April21:13 BST 23 AprilResult: Trump 10-4 Zhou Judd Trump faces Shaun Murphy in round two - who happens to be the studio pundit on BBC Four's coverage tonight having witnessed Trump's high-scoring form tonight Masters champion Murphy is in fine form himself at the moment - it should be a tremendous contest 3710Shareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingJUDD TRUMP WINSpublished at 21:03 British Summer Time 23 April21:03 BST 23 AprilBreakingTrump 10-4 Zhou Judd Trump reaches the second round at the Crucible with a break of exactly 100 in the 14th frame All four of the frames won by the world number one tonight were done with century breaks 11711Shareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingO'Sullivan 'rebuilding' techniquepublished at 21:00 British Summer Time 23 April21:00 BST 23 AprilResult: O'Sullivan 10-4 Carter Ronnie O'Sullivan was in sensational form on Wednesday winning all five frames and not letting Ali Carter score a point in four of them but in the post-match news conference stressed he was trying to "rebuild" his technique after losing faith in his ability He said: "I couldn't even watch myself play as I could see what was wrong I just couldn't correct it and every time you make a change you think 'this is terrible' Years and years of that mounted up and it got to the point where I couldn't play and it got too much "It got to the point where I couldn't pull the cue forwards and backwards 7417Shareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingWoollaston leads Selby at intervalpublished at 20:49 British Summer Time 23 April20:49 BST 23 AprilSelby 1-3 Woollaston Mark Selby has a 15-point lead with only the colours left on the table The four-time champion has a potential long pot on the yellow available but decides to play safe instead.. Ben Woollaston capitalises to take a 3-1 lead into the mid-session interval Digital Sports ReporterPublished: Invalid Date MARK SELBY dropped his head in despair after getting the draw “he didn’t want” at the World Snooker Championship The British ace is just one of the big names competing at this year’s epic event at the Crucible. Selby is currently number four in the world rankings And he is hungry for victory after losing the Tour Championship final to John Higgins 10 days ago Selby’s path to glory at the World Championship will not be straightforward The draw for this year’s tournament was made live on the BBC But he dropped his head dramatically while rolling his eyes after discovering he will play Ben Woollaston in the opening round. The pair, who both hail from Leicester, are close mates and have played each other seven times before. Selby has won five of those meetings, including their most recent one at the 2023 British Open. But his pained expression showed he would have rather avoided Woollaston at the World Championship And it was quickly picked up on by BBC host Rob Walker But it wasn’t the only horror tie served up Ronnie O’Sullivan will face nemesis Ally Carter if he decides to play after their X-rated war of words following the 2024 Masters The Rocket has yet to make a definite decision on whether to appear at the tournament for the 33rd successive time having withdrawn from five ranking events this year on medical grounds Selby had his say on O’Sullivan and Carter’s draw declaring: “I don’t think either of them will be happy with that “It’s great that Ronnie is in the competition It seems he is playing and that is fantastic for the game “Carter is probably one of the toughest qualifiers to draw again He has played Ronnie in two world finals and the Masters final BELOW is a list of snooker World Champions by year widely considered as dating from the 1968-69 season when the World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association (WPBSA) took control of the sport The first World Championships ran from 1927 - with a break from 1941-45 because of World War II and 1958-63 because of a dispute in the sport Fred Davis and John Pulman (both 8) were the most successful players during that period Stephen Hendry and Ronnie O'Sullivan share the record for the most titles in the modern era Our journalists strive for accuracy but on occasion we make mistakes. 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Mark Selby won the BetVictor Welsh Open for the second time with a 9-6 victory over Stephen Maguire in the final in Llandudno Selby pulled away to win the last three frames to land the £100,000 top prize and Ray Reardon Trophy have passed away in recent months and both would have appreciated Selby’s capacity to raise his game at the key moments as he dominated the closing stages after Maguire had made a fine clearance for 6-6 This is becoming an excellent season for 41-year-old Selby as he won the Unibet British Open in September and the BetVictor Championship League Invitational earlier this month It’s the first time since 2020/21 he has won three titles in a single season – and there are opportunities for Selby to add to his haul in the coming months notably in the spring when he will be among the leading contenders for the World Championship crown Having contemplated retirement during a few dark moments at the end of last season His tally of 24 ranking titles brings him level with Neil Robertson on the all-time list Selby moves into third place in the Johnstone’s Paint World Rankings and into fourth spot on the Johnstone\'s Paint One-Year list Maguire was playing in his first ranking final since 2020 but missed out on a sixth ranking title it’s a step forward for the 43-year-old Scot and the £45,000 prize crucially lifts him to 23rd on the Johnstone\'s Paint One-Year list with the top 32 qualifying for next month’s World Grand Prix in Hong Kong.  After sharing the first session 4-4 Maguire had a chance to take the lead in the opening frame tonight but missed the green off the last red when he led 55-36 Maguire\'s run of 55 helped him take frame ten then four-time World Champion Selby responded with a 67 to lead 6-5 The Englishman looked set to double his advantage until he missed a straight-forward red to a top corner on 60 in frame 12 and Maguire punished him with a fabulous 71 clearance which included a series of crafty shots to nudge reds off cushions once again Selby edged ahead with a break of 60 then went two frames ahead for the first time since 3-1 with a superb 128 total clearance Selby led 37-0 when he missed the pink to a centre pocket but Maguire\'s counter ended on 8 when he failed to cut a thin black to a top corner he handed Selby the table to add a match-winning 30 "At 6-5 I missed an easy red and the clearance Stephen made was ridiculous," said Selby who won his first ranking title at this event in 2008 "That could have been a turning point but I managed to get ahead again in the next frame It\'s great to see Stephen playing well and back in a final because he is a class act.  I am in a much better place than I was at the end of last season when I shouldn\'t have even played at the World Championship I am enjoying it more and I feel I can still get better because there are a few parts of my game I can improve on."  Maguire said: "I want to say thanks to the crowd When I made the clearance for 6-6 I wanted to carry on the interval came at the wrong time for me From 6-6 I hardly had a chance so all credit to Mark." Network Rail has worked with the Railway Heritage Trust (RHT) to restore the site of a time capsule at Hambleton RHT and former British Rail colleagues unveiled a newly restored commemorative stone marking the Selby railway diversion which took place at the original site of the stone celebrated a significant milestone in British railway history – by recreating the unveiling event 45 years ago The time capsule was buried in July 1980 by British Rail general manager Frank Paterson and rail industry colleagues to mark the construction of the Selby Diversion on the East Coast Main Line (ECML) which was Britain’s first new build high speed line and spent time with T-Level students – giving them tips and advice from his remarkable 40-year career as they begin their own journeys Network Rail colleagues collaborated with the RHT to clear and restore the site where the capsule is buried – following decades of woodland growing around it – with the completion coinciding with this year's Railway 200 celebrations a replacement for the 1980 plaque and additional new plaque The work was jointly funded by Network Rail and a grant from the RHT to support these improvements The stone has also been designated by the Railway Heritage Designation Advisory Board meaning it was selected for preservation because it symbolises an important part of railway history The Selby Diversion was created to route around the Selby coalfield which had plans to reopen There were concerns that reopening the coalfield would potentially lead to subsidence and speed restrictions on the ECML British Rail decided to build a new stretch of railway and divert the ECML around the coalfield and ends at Temple Hirst Junction near Selby and is still used by hundreds of passenger and freight services a day head of passenger experience for Network Rail’s East Coast route said: “It has been great to work with the Railway Heritage Trust to restore this piece of railway history and mark such a significant part of the East Coast Main Line story.” “Next time you are travelling between York and Doncaster make sure you look out for the time capsule site!” who now chairs the Friends of the National Railway Museum said: “When I was general manager for British Rail in its Eastern region it was a momentous occasion to bury this time capsule following many years of hard work to a create a 14-mile stretch of purpose-built high-speed line for Britain’s changing railway it’s wonderful to see the site restored back to its former glory and I am grateful for the work Network Rail has carried out said: “The Railway Heritage Trust is pleased to support Network Rail in this restoration work so that people can once again see the site of the commemorative stone from passing trains “The recent history of the railways is just as important as its earlier history and it is good to celebrate the site of the birth of high-speed rail in this country.” When the time capsule site was first constructed it could be seen by passengers on passing trains The improvement work allows for passengers to see the site once more – nearly half a century after it was installed to grow and expand the nation's railway network to respond to the tremendous growth and demand the railway has experienced - 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HigginsM. Selby108ReplayWatch ReplayAdvertisementAdvertisementHow was your experience today? Four-time winner Selby was stunned by practice partner Ben Woollaston in Sheffield I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice Four-time winner Mark Selby crashed out in the first round of the World Snooker Championship after a late-night 10-8 defeat to qualifier Ben Woollaston Selby had edged the opening session of the first-round match on Wednesday 5-4 against Woollaston – a fellow Leicester native and practice partner started a fightback by taking the first two frames on Thursday evening’s resumption before Selby won a safety battle in frame 12 to level up at 6-6 Selby then showed his frustration at losing the 13th frame – sending the yellow ball up the table after conceding World number 44 Woollaston further extended his lead before Selby reduced the deficit again after edging a scrappy 15th frame After Selby again failed to make a significant break in the next Woollaston produced a run of 49 to leave the former champion needing snookers before closing out the frame to move one away from victory at 9-7 After two re-racks at the start of the 17th frame with Woollaston failing to make the most of his chances at the table Selby eventually crafted a classy break of 81 to stay alive in a match which had passed the seven-hour mark A tense 18th frame saw unforced errors from both men with Woollaston sending a pink against the jaws of the middle pocket when seemingly set to build a match-winning break but then missed a pot which allowed Woollaston back in to edge in front with the final red remaining leaving the former champion needing two snookers After Selby – who lost in the first round last year – left the blue on to the middle pocket as Woollaston marked the biggest win of his career Selby told BBC Sport: “It was tough from start to finish “I didn’t play nowhere near where I can play and probably didn’t deserve to win Ben played some good match snooker and his safety was second to none Woollaston goes on to face Si Jiahui in the last 16 “I’m in shock really,” Woollaston said to BBC Four who except for Ronnie O’Sullivan is probably the king of the Crucible in recent times Earlier on Thursday, former champion Luca Brecel had overcome a big deficit to beat Ryan Day and book a last-16 clash with Ding Junhui The 2023 world champion appeared to be in danger of joining last year’s winner Kyren Wilson in crashing out in the first round when he found himself 5-1 down to Welshman Day during the first session But the Belgian won the final three frames on Wednesday to make it 5-4 and get himself right back in the match A century from Day in the opening frame of the second session put Brecel on the back foot once again but he won three successive frames twice more on Thursday afternoon to close out a 10-7 victory Four-time world champion John Higgins is locked at 4-4 with China’s Xiao Guodong after a nip-and-tuck start to their last-16 encounter Chris Wakelin made a lightning-quick start to his second-round match against Northern Ireland’s Mark Allen, racing into a 6-2 lead. Mark Selby suffered a surprise defeat to practice partner Ben Woollaston Click 'OK' then 'Allow' to enable notifications Featured Image Credit: GettyTopics: Snooker, Ronnie OSullivan Tom Jenkins is a Social Editor and Journalist for SPORTBible Specialises in Football and F1 but has experience covering a variety of sports such as MMA Mark Selby has admitted he is concerned about Ronnie O'Sullivan's mental health ahead of the World Championships in Sheffield next week There is still no confirmation on whether O'Sullivan will participate in this year's Worlds with the draw set to take place on Thursday with the tournament getting underway on Saturday O'Sullivan has not played since January where he snapped his cue in anger at the Championship League in Leicester where the 49-year-old admitted he needed time away so I knew at that moment in time the right decision was to not play and such a big tournament," the 49-year-old conceded Selby who was one of the few people to see O'Sullivan in Leicester has spoken out ahead of the World Championships and admitted he was concerned about his rival "I was at the Championship League when Ronnie was there and I spoke to him afterwards," said Selby. Knowing how I was you can sort of see it in people now and pick it up people’s mental health and wellbeing is worth more than just a game of snooker," he added Selby has insisted he hopes to see The Rocket in Sheffield as it would improve the quality of the tournament "I’m sure I’m one of many who hopes he plays in the World Championship because I think it will be a better tournament for it "Obviously it’s got big exposure anyway but a tournament with Ronnie in is obviously a better tournament than one without him Selby isn't the only pro who has publicly spoken out on the prospect of O'Sullivan missing the event, with Mark Williams addressing the topic in an interview with The Metro. "It would be huge and it would be disappointing for our game," Williams called the prospect of a Worlds without O'Sullivan "All the tournaments that anyone is winning they’re brilliant and you’ve done well to win it but when he’s in a tournament it’s different class," he insisted 'Back in front in style!' - Allen seals 24th Masters century to restore lead against Selby Allen's lucky snooker socks 'doing the trick' in 'razor sharp' start against Selby 'Close but not close enough!' - Allen snatches tense frame in 'hammer blow' for Selby M. AllenM. Selby62AdvertisementAdvertisementHow was your experience today? When judges hand down judgments, the public leans in. Not out of Schadenfreude, but because the integrity of the judiciary sits at the heart of our constitutional democracy.  Sections Mark Selby was considering retirement this time last year but has a spring back in his step this season and started his Sportsbet.io Tour Championship campaign with a 10-6 defeat of Si Jiahui setting up a quarter-final with Neil Robertson Ding Junhui is also into the last eight, as he thrashed defending champion Mark Williams 10-3 to earn a tie with Kyren Wilson.  It was in Manchester a year ago that Selby lost to Gary Wilson in the opening round, describing his performance as "pathetic" and insisting "if I carry on playing like that, that will be it for me, for sure." Last summer he gave serious consideration to his future, but elected to keep playing, and that has proved the right decision as this season he has already won the Unibet British Open, BetVictor Championship League and BetVictor Welsh Open.  And the four-time Crucible king will set his sights on more silverware this week after a comfortable win over China\'s Si. He\'ll face Robertson on Wednesday night at 7pm, with the concluding session on Thursday evening.  Si trailed 6-2 after the first session but took the first two frames tonight to narrow the gap to 6-4, before Selby responded with a tremendous 136, the new front-runner for the £10,000 high break prize. Frame 12 came down to a long safety exchange on the final black, and Si cracked first as he left the black too close to a centre pocket and Selby clipped it in for 8-4.  After the interval, Si showed his break-building quality with a 125, missing the pink when he could have eclipsed Selby\'s target. The next two were shared then Si had a chance to close to 9-7, but missed the blue to a top corner when he led 58-30, and Selby punished him by clearing from the last red.  "I am practising more now and enjoying it more," said Selby. "Last year I wasn\'t putting the work in because I wasn\'t enjoying the game. I feel quietly confident now. To win two ranking titles makes it a good season. There are still some poor performances in there so I need to be more consistent.  Overall I was happy with the way I played today but I know I\'ll need to improve against Neil, I\'ll have to cut out the silly mistakes."  Ding celebrated his 38th birthday in style with a superb display against Williams. From 3-3, the Chinese ace won seven frames in a row with breaks of 116, 78, 56, 56, 52, 78, 102 and 82 as he set up a quarter-final clash with World Champion Wilson on Thursday.  In November, Ding won the 15th ranking title of his career at the International Championship, and he is now through to the last eight of this event for the third consecutive year. "I just played the table," said Ding, who won his first ranking title at the China Open 20 years ago. "The first few frames yesterday I was so bad. I just tried to score more points in each frame. I felt 70% or 80% tonight. Mark had chances at the start of the match. But tonight he was missing balls and left me chances. Hopefully I can play the way I want to against Kyren."  Williams was playing with contact lenses for the first time but admitted his is still struggling with his game and his eyesight. "The scoreline tells you all you need to know (about the contact lenses)," said the Welshman. "I will stick with them. But whoever qualifies for the World Championship will be praying they draw me in the first round. But Ding was very good, he outplayed me."  Mark Selby produces a superb display to thrash Ali Carter 6-1 and advance to the last eight of the Masters at Alexandra Palace. 00Shareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingSelby advances with dominant displaypublished at 22:15 Greenwich Mean Time 13 January22:15 GMT 13 JanuarySelby 6-1 Carter Mark Selby on this form looks like he could be a handful for anyone He seals his win with a half century that never looked in doubt 203Shareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingDominant Selby closes in on victorypublished at 21:49 Greenwich Mean Time 13 January21:49 GMT 13 JanuarySelby 5-1 Carter Mark Selby knocks in a break of 126 to pick up where he left off a couple of frames back The Jester from Leicester is delivering the performance of the first round so far 559Shareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingCarter gets on the boardpublished at 21:43 Greenwich Mean Time 13 January21:43 GMT 13 JanuarySelby 4-1 Carter Albeit he is relieved have taken the fifth frame with Mark Selby getting the snooker he needed but then failing to knock in a difficult blue 239Shareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingSelby in complete controlpublished at 20:50 Greenwich Mean Time 13 January20:50 GMT 13 JanuarySelby 4-0 Carter Mark Selby is in complete command at the mid-session interval with a break of 93 putting him four frames up 8714Shareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingPostpublished at 20:37 Greenwich Mean Time 13 January20:37 GMT 13 JanuarySelby 3-0 Carter Mark Selby is looking very good indeed here.A superb 108 clearance allows him to put another frame on the board 508Shareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingPostpublished at 20:17 Greenwich Mean Time 13 January20:17 GMT 13 JanuaryShaun Murphy2005 world champion on BBC Four Mark Selby now knows that Ali did not fancy that shot Sometimes you have to fake it even if you don't fancy it to send the right message Mark does seem to win more than his fair share of those types of frames There were some very clever safety shots played by both players I would not say it is worrying times for Ali Carter yet but that frame will hurt 3410Shareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingPostpublished at 20:15 Greenwich Mean Time 13 January20:15 GMT 13 JanuaryJohn Parrott1991 world champion on BBC Four 3911Shareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingSelby extends his advantagepublished at 20:14 Greenwich Mean Time 13 January20:14 GMT 13 JanuarySelby 2-0 Carter A long drawn out frame goes Mark Selby's way (don't most?) after Ali Carter is unable to nudge the brown off the top cushion to while potting the green 335Shareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingSelby takes early leadpublished at 19:33 Greenwich Mean Time 13 January19:33 GMT 13 JanuarySelby 1-0 Carter who makes a break of 62 on his way to winning the first frame When the four-time world champion is in the mood he is difficult to stop who has won the tournament a record eight times said: "It was a nightmare decision really to make "If you had asked me on Sunday if I was ready to play I’d probably have been okay to play I’ve obviously been on this three-week trip away playing and I think I just exhausted myself "[There was] A lot of pressure while I was away and the build up of all that kind of got too much I lost the plot on Thursday and snapped my cue so that’s unplayable so I just knew at that moment in time the right decision was not to play "It’s such a big tournament I felt whoever was going to come in should at least have a couple of days notice." 4422Shareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingPostpublished at 19:17 Greenwich Mean Time 13 January19:17 GMT 13 JanuarySelby v Carter The first frame is under way and Mark Selby v Ali Carter could be an absolute cracker 251Shareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingDing advances past Williamspublished at 17:15 Greenwich Mean Time 13 January17:15 GMT 13 JanuaryWilliams 5-6 Ding A wonderful break of 90 allows Ding Junhui to advance past Mark Williams 13973Shareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingDing takes contest to deciderpublished at 16:59 Greenwich Mean Time 13 January16:59 GMT 13 JanuaryWilliams 5-5 Ding Ding Junhui smashes the reds everywhere with a wild shot but then ends up the beneficiary of his own mistake as Mark Williams is not left with a pot Ding then returns to the table and enjoys a run of 76 to set up a final-frame decider 6335Shareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingWilliams closes in on victorypublished at 16:45 Greenwich Mean Time 13 January16:45 GMT 13 JanuaryWilliams 5-4 Ding Ding Junhui makes a break of 66 and then misses a black off its spot Mark Williams needs blacks with all five reds remaining and gets them before going on to pinch the frame by a point 10515Shareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingWilliams knocks in sublime centurypublished at 16:25 Greenwich Mean Time 13 January16:25 GMT 13 JanuaryWilliams 4-4 Ding The Welsh potting machine knocks in a sublime break of 136 to level the contest again You would not bet against there being a decider in this contest 778Shareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingDing within two frames of victorypublished at 16:11 Greenwich Mean Time 13 January16:11 GMT 13 JanuaryWilliams 3-4 Ding The finish line is in sight and Ding Junhui takes the seventh frame of the match to move within two of victory Neither player has hit top form so far and a break of 60 just about gets the player from China over the line there 1931Shareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingDing levelspublished at 15:50 Greenwich Mean Time 13 January15:50 GMT 13 JanuaryWilliams 3-3 Ding We are down to a best-of-five encounter as Ding Junhui draws level thanks largely to a break of 64 Mark Williams got in first there but missed a very difficult red to the middle pocket to allow his opponent a chance 2316Shareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingWilliams goes through the gearspublished at 15:21 Greenwich Mean Time 13 January15:21 GMT 13 JanuaryWilliams 3-2 Ding Just signs that Mark Williams has found his groove The two-time winner enjoys a run of 70 as he goes into the lead for the first time in the match 4910Shareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingPostpublished at 14:55 Greenwich Mean Time 13 January14:55 GMT 13 JanuaryWilliams 2-2 Ding Stephen HendrySeven-time world champion on BBC Two The way Mark Williams surgically goes through these breaks even when he is not playing well is the ultimate It doesn't bother him if the balls are awkward 'I am going to get back to the table' but he didn't get another chance Welcome to housingtoday.co.uk. 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Read our policy Trusted media brand of the Chartered Institute of Housing By 2025-02-10T15:06:00+00:00 Councillors press pause on local plan to focus resources on county-wide housebuilding proposals The North Yorkshire Council executive will recommend to full council that the Selby local plan be put on hold in light of new requirements under the National Planning Policy Framework The updated National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) means that local authorities must calculate housing need using a new method resulting in increased housing targets in line with the government’s ambition to build 1.5 million homes in the next five years the calculated housing need in North Yorkshire has trebled from 1,300 homes a year to 4,077 This has prompted North Yorkshire Council to consider scrapping the Selby local plan to “focus resources on delivering the North Yorkshire local plan” Under the former NPPF the emerging local plan for the market town had assumed an annual target of 386 new homes but the revised calculations have increased that to between 483 and 561 homes >>See also: Rayner still ‘determined’ to hit 1.5m homes target as she announces plan to digitise home buying >>See also: Planning reform in the year ahead – a lot to do but the signs are promising the executive member for open for business said that the impact of the updated NPPF and its targets for new homes economic growth and associated infrastructure means that much more work would be needed to get the Selby local plan approved He said that an additional £180,000 would be needed in order to find and approve new sites for housing and that the council’s budget would be better directed towards the development of a plan for the whole county Esh Construction’s clients are Together Housing Housebuilding to exceed 300,000 homes a year by 2029/30 excluding impact of forthcoming Affordable Homes Programme Joint venture’s first 200-property site will have 35% affordable housing Deal goes through two years after Berkley named preferred bidder on £2bn scheme  DESNZ will boost green skills under its Warm Homes Plan through financial awards  Developer also wins grant funding from London mayor  Site powered by Webvision Cloud Mark Selby hasn\'t reached the semi-finals at Alexandra Palace since 2014 but on today\'s evidence he is among the favourites for the Johnstone\'s Paint Masters title as he romped to a 6-1 victory over Ali Carter in the opening round.  Selby looked close to his best last week at the BetVictor Championship League notably making six centuries in a single day And he carried that momentum into tonight as he outplayed Carter rattling in two tons and three more breaks over 50 The Leicester cueman\'s reward is a quarter-final meeting with Mark Allen or Si Jiahui on Thursday.  World number five Selby had a tremendous record at the Masters between 2008 and 2014 winning it three times and reaching two further finals Since then it has been slim pickings in London as he has failed to go beyond the quarter-finals will be quietly confident of a deep run this time as he seeks to become the only player other than Ronnie O\'Sullivan and Stephen Hendry to lift the trophy for a fourth occasion.  He took the opening frame tonight with a break of 62 and added the 41-minute second by getting the better of a safety exchange on the final brown Selby fired breaks of 108 and 93 to lead 4-0 at the interval Carter led by 62 points with four reds left when he failed to double a red to centre and his tenacious opponent battled back and gained the snooker he required then could have forced a respotted black but failed to pot the blue along the top cushion allowing a relieved Carter to pull one back But Selby regained the initiative with a 126 for 5-1 and he made an excellent 53 clearance in frame seven to settle the result.  "I felt a bit edgy at the start but winning the second frame was huge if Ali had gone 1-1 it could have been very different," said Selby "I kicked on after that and felt comfortable It\'s always great playing in front of a full house here and it gives you motivation "My only concern was not getting in my own way and freezing I enjoyed it and felt I was zoned in and focused I have been there and done it in this event which will stand me in good stead if I get to the business end." Carter said simply: "Mark was very good and I was absolute rubbish He strangles you and zaps you of confidence I just wanted to get out of there in the end." Dale compares Selby to Djokovic - 'Hardest players to beat' Robertson reflects on historic World Grand Prix final whitewash over Bingham AdvertisementHow was your experience today? Mark Selby beat John Higgins 5-4 in a marathon five-hour tussle to reach the semi-finals of the BetVictor Welsh Open for the first time since 2012 Two of snooker\'s toughest match-players produced a contest which was low on quality by their high standards Selby getting the better of a tense decider to reach his 65th ranking event semi-final He will meet Luca Brecel on Saturday as he continues his quest for a third title of the season having already won the Unibet British Open and BetVictor Championship League Invitational "We both struggled and brought each other down there were a lot of scrappy frames," admitted world number four Selby who landed the first of his 23 ranking titles at the Welsh Open in 2008 The only positive for me is that I got over the line and I can only improve tomorrow Leicester\'s Selby took the opening frame on a respotted black and the second on the colours. A break of 68 helped Higgins pull one back and in frame four he converted a thundering a long pot on the penultimate red to create the chance for 2-2. The fifth frame lasted  62 minutes resolved when Higgins potted brown and blue to go ahead before Selby\'s run of 53 helped him restore parity Higgins was on 61 when he over-cut a tricky thin red and his opponent later made a 42 clearance to edge 4-3 ahead.  Selby was 15 points behind in frame eight when he missed the final green to a baulk corner The key moment came when Scotland\'s Higgins potted the blue to a centre pocket and was unlucky not to gain position on a red and Selby slotted in a long red to set up a match-winning 84 still seeking a first ranking title since the 2021 Players Championship I know the shots but I\'ve got deficiencies in my game I just can\'t bring myself to play the right shot when I have been playing the low black and screwing into the reds I just don\'t have the cue power to play those sort of shots But Mark made a great clearance under pressure in the last frame." Selby against Brecel will be a rematch of the 2023 Crucible final this will be Brecel\'s first ranking semi-final since that event 21 months ago He beat Jackson Page 5-2 today to add momentum to his recent return to form There\'s no shortage of incentive for 29-year-old Brecel over the last weekend in Llandudno as if he beats Selby he will climb into the top 32 of the Johnstone\'s Paint One-Year Rankings and earn a place in the World Grand Prix in Hong Kong next month he will win not just the £100,000 top prize and Ray Reardon Trophy but also the £150,000 BetVictor Bonus which goes to the player who earns the most money across the BetVictor Home Nations Series World number seven Brecel took the first two frames against Page before his opponent and compiled breaks of 94 and 76 in taking the last three frames. "I enjoyed the game and took my chances," said Brecel after reaching his 12th ranking event semi-final Robertson lands historic World Grand Prix final whitewash via stunning long plant 'Another hammer blow' - Bingham busts on brown as Robertson goes within one of title A husband and wife were injured in an attack in the Selby taxi rank as the couple were waiting in the rain for a cab after a night out The husband required hospital treatment after he was allegedly punched and knocked unconscious His wife was reportedly assaulted and suffered hand and arm injuries The injured man was wearing a white T-shirt and a stone Carhartt overshirt blue jeans and trainers with an orange stripe The injured woman was wearing a black knee-length dress with a dark blue denim jacket and knee-length boots Police are currently reviewing CCTV footage and trying to locate the relevant taxi firms for further information There is currently no description of the two suspects Officers are asking anyone with information to get in touch Email YorkMix » A shop worker was assaulted during a theft in Selby The incident happened in Sainsbury’s on Abbey Walk at 6.15pm on New Year’s Day A North Yorkshire Police spokesperson said: “We’re appealing for information after stock was stolen from a Selby shop and a member of staff was assaulted “Officers are asking anyone who recognises the men pictured here by CCTV to get in touch as they may have information that could help our investigation.” Email YorkMix » Work could start within weeks on a multi-million project to transform public areas around Selby railway station North Yorkshire Council chiefs have given the go-ahead for work to progress on the £39.1m Selby and Skipton Station Gateway schemes The projects will see upgraded facilities for cyclists and pedestrians and improvements to surrounding public areas including better links to the town centres Councillors took the decision despite concerns that the schemes had been scaled down since they were first presented to the public in 2019 It has also emerged that the Selby project could cost up to £2m more than expected with councillors agreeing to use money from the authority’s reserves if necessary executive member for highways and transportation told councillors: “We expect to have spades in the ground in a matter of weeks The authority has been awarded more than £38m in funding from the Transforming Cities Fund programme for projects in three town centres No decision was taken on the £12m Harrogate Station Gateway Scheme however amid a legal challenge from local business owners who have formed the Get Away campaign to fight the plans for the town Councillors gave authority for officers to enter into construction contracts and accept grants for the Selby and Skipton schemes Members voted to progress the work despite concerns that the projects had been reduced since they were first revealed and a budget deficit of up to £2m for the Selby project due to rising costs added: “The scheme now in Selby is a long way away from what we were originally promised and some of the bigger items and more important items have gone from it unfortunately.” Cllr Duncan said the work agreed so far was just the first phase of the programme with the hope of a second phase of work taking place in the future when funding allowed Email YorkMix » Watch the moment Selby clinches Welsh Open glory in final against Maguire Selby pays tribute to 'class act' Maguire after winning Welsh Open final Maguire credits Selby after defeat in Welsh Open final - 'I never seen a ball' Maguire thumps table in frustration after losing position Selby misses simple black against Maguire in Welsh Open final Selby misses simple red and Maguire picks off brilliant break to steal frame Selby pulls off audacious treble in century break against Maguire at Welsh Open final M. SelbyS. Maguire96AdvertisementAdvertisementHow was your experience today? Stephen Maguire came from 3-1 down against Mark Selby to level at 4-4 in the first session of the BetVictor Welsh Open final Selby passed up a chance to go 5-3 ahead and Maguire capitalised to leave the contest finely poised going into the concluding session which starts at 7pm. First to nine frames will lift the Ray Reardon Trophy and collect the top prize of £100,000 A break of 43 helped Selby take the opening frame and in the second he resolved a safety battle on the colours with a cracking long pot on the green for 2-0 Maguire responded with a break of 60 to halve the gap and the Scot had a scoring chance in frame four but ran out of position on 24 He compounded the error with a weak safety Maguire fought back to 3-3 with breaks of 54 and 63 Selby made 41 before missing a red to centre then misjudged a safety which let Maguire in for an excellent 81 clearance.  Selby is playing in his 36th ranking final and looking for his 24th title That would move him level with Neil Robertson on the all-time list The first of his 23 ranking titles came at this tournament back in 2008 so he is now looking to double his tally of Welsh Open crowns The 41-year-old from Leicester is aiming to win his third piece of silverware this season having picked up the Unibet British Open in September and the BetVictor Championship League Invitational earlier this month Not since 2020/21 has he won three titles in the same season he\'ll be up to fourth on the Johnstone\'s Paint One-Year list.  En route to the final Selby made two centuries and 15 more breaks over 50 Maguire is looking for a seventh ranking title Stuart Bingham and Ali Carter on the all-time list He is playing in his 14th ranking final and first since the 2020 Tour Championship when he beat Mark Allen The 43-year-old from Glasgow also has one Welsh Open crown to his name world number 29 Maguire had not reached a ranking quarter-final this season crucially winning a high percentage of scrappy frames He is yet to make a century in the tournament though he did score 12 breaks over 50 in reaching the final he will jump to 26th if he loses today and 21st if he wins And on the Johnstone\'s Paint One-Year list he has made a vital leap forward from 41st to either 23rd or 13th guaranteeing a place in next month\'s World Grand Prix in Hong Kong though the pair have never clashed before in a final.