Mark Selby

I was due to play in the Pro Challenge Event Series 3 in my hometown of Leicester next week, but did not make the draw because I forgot to send off the cheque!It was my own fault: my agent Mukesh gave me the form and I took it home, left...More

I have not blogged since Neil Robertson won the Grand Prix and I have to say the way that he won that event was very impressive. I lived with Neil for a year when he first arrived in the UK. We were both living in Leicester and practised a lot together and even...More

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The Grand Prix ended for me with a first round defeat to Ken Doherty and obviously I'm disappointed because I wanted to have a good run in this tournament.However, I'm not too disheartened about things; I still feel I'm playing quite well. I played two or three shots badly at...More

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I played Liang Wenbo the other day in a couple of practice matches and I got to see up close what a talented player he is, because I have never actually played him in a competitive match. I was also in Shanghai when he got to the final of the...More

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I'm still in China at the Shanghai Masters where I suffered a disappointing 5-3 defeat to Stuart Bingham in the first round. I just did not get involved in the match, I started slowly and that allowed Stuart to get an early lead which helped him go on and win...More

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Recently I competed at the Paul Hunter Classic tournament in Germany and it was a good event as always - we know what to expect from it at this stage.However, there were some problems this year. It was very hot in the arena which made it difficult for cueing and...More

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I've had a long summer break and spent plenty of time relaxing. I didn't even pick up my cue until this week when I finally started practising again and will I look to sharpern up my game this weekend at the Paul Hunter Classic in Germany. My summer's not been too bad...More

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I've had my fair share of unusual experiences in the last week or so, some of them good and some of them, well, different! My girlfriend Vikki has been poorly and was forced to spend a few days in bed recovering, leaving me to do all the chores - I've...More

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There was an interesting debate about the state of snooker on BBC radio last week. I was due to take part, but unfortunately was left hanging on the telephone as they ran out of time because of the tennis headlines - specifically Andy Murray's first-round win at Wimbledon. There were...More

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