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mark selby at the 2015 german masters http://www.markselby.info/ the jester from leicester snooker and pool player file derhexer -rrb- 2015-02-04 02.jpg : mark selby at snooker german masters -lrb- mark selby
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mark selby

mark anthony selby -lrb- born 19 june 1983 -rrb- is an english professional snooker player from leicester .
he is the 2013/2014 world snooker champion .
selby joined the main professional snooker tour in 1999 at the age of 16 , having played on the uk challenge tour in 1998 .
in 2007 , he was runner-up to john higgins at the world snooker championship .
after winning three masters titles in 2008 , 2010 , and 2013 , the uk championship in 2012 , and the world championship in 2014 , he became the ninth player to win all of snooker 's triple crown events at least once .
his other ranking titles include the welsh open in 2008 , the shanghai masters in 2011 , the german masters in 2015 , and the china open in 2015 .
known as a tough competitor , selby is also a prolific break-builder and has compiled more than 350 century breaks in his professional career .
his nickname , `` the jester from leicester '' , was given to him by snooker compere richard beare .
selby is also a pool player .
he is the 2006 wepf eight-ball pool world champion and the 2015 chinese pool world championship finalist .
