Mark Selby

: January 4, 2024
: Snooker Player

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Mark Selby Biography
Mark Selby Net Worth
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Who is Mark Selby Dating?
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Quick Facts

Full Name	Mark Selby
Occupation	Snooker Player
Date Of Birth	Jun 19, 1983(1983-06-19)
Age	41
Birthplace	Leicester
Country	United Kingdom
Birth City	England
Horoscope	Gemini

Mark Selby Biography

Name	Mark Selby
Birthday	Jun 19
Birth Year	1983
Place Of Birth	Leicester
Home Town	England
Birth Country	United Kingdom
Birth Sign	Gemini
Parents	Shirley Selby, David Selby
Spouse	Vikki Layton
Children(s)	Sofia Maria Selby

Mark Selby is one of the most popular and richest Snooker Player who was born on June 19, 1983 in Leicester, England, United Kingdom. English Snooker player who is known as “The Jester from Leicester” who was named as the World Snooker Champion in 2014. He has won all in the game’s Triple Crown events and has been ranked as the highest player of all time according to the World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association.

He beat reigning Champion He defeated reigning champion Ronnie O’Sullivan to win his first World Snooker Championship. to take home his first World Snooker Championship.

Selby showed potential as a teenager, but did not play snooker at a consistent level until his twenties. He began his career in 1998 on the UK Tour, which was at that time the WPBSA’s secondary professional tour. He joined the professional tour a year later at the age of 16. In early 2002, he reached the semi-finals of the China Open, despite leaving his hotel room at 2 a.m. instead of 2 p.m. for one of his matches because of jetlag. In April 2003, aged 19, he reached his first ranking final at the Scottish Open, where he finished runner-up to David Gray who won 9–7. He progressed to the final round of qualifying at the World Snooker Championships in both 2002 and 2003, but failed to qualify for the knockout stages at the Crucible Theatre on both occasions.

Below is a list of competition results for professional seasons starting from 1999.

He got married Irish Former pool players Vikki Layton in the month of May in 2011. The couple’s baby daughter Sofia arrived in the month of November of 2014.

Mark Selby Net Worth

Net Worth	$5 Million
Source Of Income	Snooker Player
House	Living in own house.

Mark Selby is one of the richest Snooker Player from United Kingdom. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Mark Selby 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He placed second in the race against David Gray at the 2003 Regal Scottish at age nineteen.

He’s also an outstanding pool player, having won the World Eight-ball Championship at the WEPF in 2006.

Mark Anthony Selby (born 19 June 1983) is an English professional snooker player. He has been World Snooker Champion three times and was number one in the world rankings for more than four years continuously. He has won 17 ranking titles, placing him joint seventh (with Judd Trump) on the all-time list of ranking tournament wins.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Height	6 ft 0 in

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Who is Mark Selby Dating?

According to our records, Mark Selby married to Vikki Layton. As of December 1, 2023, Mark Selby’s is not dating anyone.

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Selby’s wins over Lee, Ebdon, Carter and Murphy at the 2007 World Championships also won him the inaugural 888.com Silver Chip award for outstanding performance, awarded by the Snooker Writers’ Association at the post-championship ball.

Facts & Trivia

Mark Ranked on the list of most popular Snooker Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United Kingdom. Mark Selby celebrates birthday on June 19 of every year.

On 17 February 2008, Selby won a close-fought Welsh Open final, overcoming Ronnie O’Sullivan 9–8 from 5–8 down. However, he could not reproduce his Crucible success from the previous season; despite going into the World Championship as one of the bookmakers’ favourites for the title, Selby was defeated 10–8 in the first round by Mark King.

Is Mark Selby still married?

Mark Selby wife: Snooker star, 38, is married to a former pool player you might recognise.

What is Mark Selby suffering from?

Mark Selby will be “fighting himself” as he bids to defend his World Snooker Championship title while struggling with his mental health. The Jester from Leicester has been vocal in recent times about his battle with depression and the way it has impacted his career at the top of the sport.

Why is Mark Selby called The Jester?

His nickname, “The Jester from Leicester”, was given to him by snooker compere Richard Beare because Selby liked to have “a laugh and a joke” with him.