Jester's Joy! - Mark Selby wins third World Snooker Championship

Mark Selby has won his third world title in four years, fighting from 8-3 behind to beat John Higgins 18-15 in a thrilling World Snooker Championship 2017 final at the Crucible Theatre, Sheffield. 

Read on for the full report...

Defending champion Mark Selby trailed an inspired John Higgins 10-4 earlier in the match but claimed nine of the 10 following frames to take a 13-11 lead heading in to the last session of this epic best-of-35 final.

In the final session Selby shrugged off a controversial refereeing decision which went against him in the 31st frame to make cool breaks of 131 and 75 under pressure to see out the match a comfortable 18-15 winner and lift his third World Snooker Championship trophy in just four years at the Crucible.

For all results from the World Snooker Championship 2017, head to Snooker.org