Name: mark selby Chinese Translator: mark selby

Nickname: Jester from Leicester (Leicester clown); Mark sharks; Earl & Little Earl;

Wonderful mark selby (wonderful mark selby); Liar mark; The king of cold jokes; Reverse the king; King of the deciding game.

Birthday: 1983 June 19 (Gemini)

Nationality: England

Place of residence: Leicester

Height: 183CM

Weight: 68 kg

Favorite subject at school: math.

Besides snooker's favorite sport: football.

Favorite book: autobiography of roy keane (autobiography of roy keane)

Worst problem: biting my nails.

Favorite snooker player: Ronnie O'Sullivan.

Favorite snooker player as a child: Stephen Hendry.

Favorite sports star: Tiger Woods

What I am good at at school: running.

Favorite football team: leicester city.

Favorite movie: Forrest Gump.

Favorite singer: Justin Randall Timberlake.

Favorite food: Indian food

Motto: Enjoy life and live every day as if it were your last. Enjoy life as if it were your last. )

Favorite color: blue

Favorite drink: Budweiser beer (Budweiser beer)

Favorite TV program: sports problems.

The biggest wish at present: to win the world championship.

Year of career change: 1999

World ranking: 4 [07-08 season]

Provisional ranking: 4 [07-08 season]

World ranking in recent five seasons: 4- 1 1-39-36-29.

Maximum score of single shot:141[2008 Wembley Masters Final]

Best result of professional ranking competition: champion [9: 8 O 'Sullivan, winner of Welsh Open in February 2008, 18]

Best result of professional tour: champion [20081October 26th Wembley Masters 10: 3 Stephen Lee].

Total professional bonus:? 653,625

Last season's bonus:? 276,200

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1998, mark selby won the championship in Britain with the score of 15, which has attracted attention from all sides since then. In the second year of the Amateur Challenge Tour, he became a professional tour in the 1999/2000 season with his steady performance. In his first professional season, he scored in the top 64 of 9 events three times, and the year-end ranking of 122 ensured that he could continue to participate in professional events. In the second season, it made steady progress, entered the top 48 of the professional tour for the first time in China Open, and ranked 95th at the end of the year. 200 1/2002 This season is of great significance to Selby, who became a dark horse in China (Shanghai), a self-proclaimed "blessed land". Not only successfully entered the China Open, successfully passed the first round of wild card competition, but also defeated joe swail to reach the top with a record 16; However, his brave performance is not over yet. Beat "Billiards Emperor" Handley in the second round; In order to prove that this is by no means a fluke, he eliminated the most popular champion O 'Sullivan in the final of 1/8. Although he ended up in the semi-final (narrowly beating Anthony Hamilton), he upgraded the year-end ranking to 56th. In the 2002-2003 season, Selby reached the top 32 in three events, and beat paul hunter, matthew stevens, alister Carter and Ken Docherty successively in the Scottish Open to win the first final of his career. Although he lost to David Gray in the final, missed the first championship trophy and failed to pass the final round of World Championship qualifiers, his year-end points can still ensure a place in the top 32 in the world next season. In the next few seasons, Selby worked hard step by step, trained hard, entered the World Championships twice, and lost john higgins, the favorite of the 2006 World Championships. In addition, he frequently beat the world's top 16 players in various competitions and became 16. In the 2005-06 season, his world ranking has quietly risen to the 28th. In addition, in 2006, Selby defeated Dai Lun Abreton with a score of 1 1: 7 and won the world championship of fancy billiards. While making steady progress in snooker, a sport that consumes extremely physical strength and strength, he can also dominate the billiards world. His enthusiasm is surprising. In fact, Selby took care of the flower ball not because of excessive energy, but because of the rich bonus in the flower ball competition-the children of poor families took charge early ||| The 2007 World Championships witnessed a "Selby miracle"-he started from the qualifying round and reached the final, only one step away from the myth of Murphy and Dot, and the road to promotion was colorful because of ups and downs: the first round magically got rid of the dilemma of falling behind 0: 5 and reversed Stephen Lee by pulling eight games in a row. In the second round, Peter Ebdon, the former world champion, was sent away with a score of 13: 8, and gave a wonderful performance of breaking 100 with five strokes (including three consecutive strokes); 1/8 final, fought hard for nine hours, and defeated alister Carter in the deciding game; The opponent in the semi-final is Murphy, the new champion of the world championship and a good friend. Perhaps Murphy's miracle in Crucible inspired Selby's fighting spirit, making him make an incredible turn on the edge of the backward cliff at 14: 16, and strutting into the final holy land of Crucible at 17: 16. This victory not only pushed Selby to the peak of his career, but also made him among the top players in the world ranking 16. In the first half of the final, Selby was caught by experienced Higgins because of his over-satisfaction, randomness and inexperience. The whole world thinks that the latter part has lost its meaning. However, Selby, who came out of the rest passage, laughed and abandoned the disparity figures. In the third stage, we won six cities heartily, tied the score to 10: 12, and then chased it to 13: 14. His amazing performance and iron will almost destroyed Higgins. Although Selby failed to make this big reversal and lost this long decisive battle, his outstanding performance still earned him 1 10000 (this amount is almost half of his total career bonus), which won the respect and affirmation of the world. On June 5438+1October, 2008, Selby was invited to participate in the Wimbledon Masters for the first time as the world ranking 1 1, and once again passed the final with incredible psychological quality. Two of them broke out in the desperate situation of 3: 5 backwardness, staged a reversal drama, and eliminated the billiards emperors Haendly and Maguire who were in good condition with a score of 6: 5 respectively; In the semi-final, veteran Dahdi, who suffered a rebound, had the last laugh in the deciding game with his calm and courage beyond his age. The final with Stephen Lee almost became Selby's solo. Sweep eight cities and win the championship with a disparity score of 10:3-Selby's first real world championship trophy in his career. In the final, he broke 100 singles four times, and the result of the last game 14 1 not only set a new record for individual singles, but also shared the highest single-shot bonus with Dahdi. At the same time, he also set a dusty record of 19-becoming the first person to win the Wembley Masters after Haendly 1989. In the Welsh Open in February 2008, Selby continued his good form, defeating Harold, Docherty and Higgins 5-2 in three wars. Later, in the semi-final, he defeated Hendry, who was recovering, 6-4, and successfully reached the final. The final opponent is his idol, O 'Sullivan, who ranks first in the world for the time being. In the first half, you two came and went, and it was even at 4: 4; In the second half, Selby was probably shocked by O 'Sullivan's fierce offensive. He once played badly and fell into the desperate situation of falling behind 5: 8 again. However, he seems to be born with the ability to reverse, miraculously pulling four games in a row, saving four games, defeating O 'Sullivan 9-8 and taking the championship trophy into his arms. This is his first professional ranking champion, and he also won a prize of 35,000 pounds and 5000 championship points. Temporary ranking surpassed Higgins and rose to fourth place. After the game, the official website of snooker called the 24-year-old handsome boy the new "Prince of Wales" and said that he "once again proved his strength to the whole world, and his incredible reversal performance deserves people's long-term memory". This is Selby's second title after the Wembley Masters a month ago, and she ranks among the first-class star players on the stage today. What is commendable is that he can still maintain optimistic self-adjustment ability under heavy pressure-this ability is not simple peace and relaxation, but calm, firm and persistent. Unique personality/charm is the winning factor for him to reverse his powerful opponent. Selby is humorous, self-effacing and has a strong psychological quality. He is actually an emotional person. What is commendable is that he didn't increase his psychological endurance with quiet inner indifference, but bravely faced it with nerves like steel, buried the tension with humorous jokes and released the pressure. His unique personality charm captured more and more loyal fans for him. However, have you ever known the pain that goes deep into the bone marrow behind a lovely smile? At the age of eight, my mother left home, and at the age of sixteen, my father died. Since then, these two young brothers have lived alone ... However, the difficulties of life have not knocked Selby down, because he vowed to fulfill his father's last wish and become a proud man, so crazy ball skills practice has become his whole life. /kloc-get married early at the age of 0/9, because a marriage that is extremely eager for family warmth may be doomed to failure ... These seem to explain where his amazing psychological quality comes from-yes, after so many hardships in life, he is fearless. Selby always said in interviews that he is a person with a lot of happiness and luck: his brother who lives together, his agent who is close to his brother, his friends who care about him wholeheartedly, his gentle and considerate girlfriend, all of which are great motivation for his progress, and of course, his father who is far away in heaven. He believes that his father can share his honor, happiness and happiness, and will move forward fearlessly to realize and surpass his father's wishes.

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1. European Sports (hereinafter referred to as "Europe"): Who is your idol in the field of snooker?

Selby (hereinafter referred to as "plug"): On snooker? My hero is Stephen Handley! Why? It's simple! He won all the championships! And his style of preparing for war surprised me!

O: What is the worst city you have ever seen?

Plug: the worst city? I don't know, (pause), well, neither do I!

What's your favorite movie?

Plug: Forrest Gump.

O: If you choose to possess magic, what is your hope?

Selby's agent smiled and said, "Disappear!" Invisible! "

O: What kind of car do you drive?

Plug: I don't know!

O: Who is the greatest player you have ever experienced?

Stephen Hendry again!

O: Where do you like the competition least?

Plug: Northern Ireland champion. Because my grades there are never very good!

Europe: It is reported that the Championship will not be included in the players' rankings this season. what do you think?

Plug: I don't know! But I don't want this!

Interview Date: 08/04/22

2. Fans: Do you think your sense of humor and funny ability will help you relieve stress?

Selby (hereinafter referred to as Selby): Yes, it can really decompress. I take part in the competition to enjoy the process, which is much easier than thinking about what I want in return.

Fans: You always keep moving when you play ball. When did you get into this habit? What do you think of the effect?

Plug: I don't know when I started to develop this habit. I don't pay much attention to this when I shoot. If I start to pay attention, bad things will happen. Maybe I should correct it, but it won't bother me yet.

Fans: If you could choose an opponent, including a historical star, to play snooker, who would you choose? Why?

Plug: alex higgins, I've watched many videos of his games, but I've never seen him play live. He was my favorite player when I first came into contact with snooker.

Fans: Will you watch the game on TV? If so, can you learn from other players' games?

I will watch some games. If I am eliminated from the tournament prematurely, I usually focus on the next game. Watching other players play can always benefit you a lot.

Fan: What was your favorite cartoon character when you were a child?

Plug: Tom and Jerry (translated as Tom and Jerry in Chinese), there are no more interesting cartoon characters than them.

Fan: Who designed your hairstyle? Did you design it yourself or hired a hairdresser?

I designed it myself, but I have a personal stylist named Barry Stephens in Leicester.

Fan: Did your girlfriend ever beat you in Black Eight or Snooker?

Harvey always beats me, but she doesn't like snooker at all.

Fans: Will you adjust your tactics according to your opponent?

Plug: I don't think so. I think the same thing every game. If you change yourself for different opponents, you will be at a loss.

Fans: What do you want fans to think of you, or how do you motivate them to pursue their snooker dreams?

I hope they can get happiness from my competition. Actually, I like snooker itself, not for the bonus.

Fan: What is more important to you? Bonus, champion or reputation?

Cesar: Champion, my biggest goal in life is to win the championship in Crucible.

Rachel Hu, a China fan: As a comedian, how do you calm yourself down and be happy when you feel depressed?

I will feel lucky in my present job and much happier than I expected.

Clara, a China fan: What kind of superpower do you want most?

Sa: Can I have two greedily? I want to fly and be invisible.

Date of interview: May 8, 2003

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In the professional arena, many couples can be called golden couples. For example, Renee Evans, as a three-time world champion of snooker, is as famous as her boyfriend mark allen. This season, mark selby also has a gentle and virtuous girlfriend, Vicky Leiden, who is also the champion of the Black Eight European Championship. In a recent interview with The Sun, the "Leicester Clown" talked about the influence of his girlfriend, and his sweet feelings were beyond words.

24-year-old youth, handsome appearance and humorous talk make Selby a new generation idol of snooker fans. Since this season, he has won the Wembley Masters and the Welsh Open, ranking among the top five in the world. Selby will attack the championship trophy again this year after losing to Higgins in the final of last year's World Championships.

As we all know, Selby had an extremely difficult childhood. He lost his parents when he was very young and lived with his sister. Before he tried to get ahead on the stage, his girlfriend Leiden became his spiritual pillar and the greatest comfort. Selby said: "Ordinary girlfriends don't understand the bitterness and joy of snooker players, but Vicky herself is a billiards player. She understands how hard I work and our relationship is really special. "

"We met at a Black Eight Championship (Selby was the champion of the Black Eight World Championships), and we were deeply attracted by each other at the beginning of chatting, but I hesitated for a long time before I got up the courage to ask her out. Usually when I don't have an event task, I will go to Wikipedia to play a game when I have time, and she will come to see me play snooker, so we will always be each other's most loyal supporters. " Leiden was born in Ireland and has now moved to Leicester to live with Selby. Selby said: "I may not win the contest with her." We have never played snooker, but we have played black eight several times. This is an interesting idea after a day's work. "

Now Selby has become a real star, with rich bonuses and a good reputation. He will fight for his first world championship in the next half month. Selby said with emotion: "It is hard to believe that I can achieve such great success, but it definitely comes from hard work and confidence in victory. Wembley Masters has given me unprecedented confidence, and now it's time to take a new step. I am eager to be crowned at the world championship. The feeling of last season (final) was great, and I hope I can take it to the next level this time. "

Selby's opponent in the first round will be Mark·King, who defeated "day trader" jimmy white in the qualifying round and then entered the main competition. Selby analyzed: "The game against Mark was not easy. He beat jimmy white in the qualifying round, so the morale must be high now. Once you step into the door of the Crucible Theatre, you definitely don't want to be squeezed off the stage immediately. "

If he can win the world championship, Selby will get a huge prize of 250 thousand pounds. What kind of gift will he buy for his girlfriend? Selby smiled and said, "After I won the Wembley Masters, I asked Vicki what she wanted. She said that her only wish was a lamp worth 28 pounds. I said that I won 6.5438+0.5 million pounds, and you just want a lamp? "

Interview Date: 08/04/20

The main achievements of editing this paragraph

Professional competition record:

Top 32 in 2008 World Championships

Top four in 2008 China Open Tennis Tournament

2008 Welsh Open Champion

2008 Wembley Masters champion

Top four in the 2007 British Championship.

Semifinal of 2007 Shanghai Masters.

Runner-up in 2007 World Championships

Before the 2007 Welsh Open 16

Champion of the 2006 World Eight-Ball Championship

16 before the Northern Ireland Cup in 2006

16 before the 2006 grand prix

Before the 2006 World Championship 16

Before the 2006 Welsh Open 16

Top 32 in 2005 World Championships

Before the 2005 Irish Masters.

Top four in the 2004 Grand Prix

Runner-up in 2003 Scottish Open

Top four in China Open in 2002.

Top 48 World Championships in 2002 and 2003

Results of other events:

Runner-up in 2008 New Jersey World Professional Baseball Series

Runner-up in 2008 World Snooker Jiangsu Classic

Runner-up in the 2008 Champions League

Champion of Warsaw Masters in 2007

Amateur record:

1998 British 65438+Under-5 Championship Champion

1998 Ponting Future Star Cup Runner-up

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1. Fu Jiajun: "I have to say that Selby has a lot of brains." (2008 China Open Tennis Championships)

2. Higgins: "Mark, he has done very well all season. He is not only excellent in offensive skills, but also excellent in defense. And with the increase of competition experience, he is now more confident than before. " (2008 China Open Tennis Championships)

3. Snooker official website: Selby, known as "The Clown of Leicester", won the second championship for four consecutive games after the Wembley Masters last month, which made his personal reputation more prominent and became a star player in Snooker (2008 Welsh Open).

Higgins: I believe that in Mark's current state, no one can stop him except Ronnie of Crucible (2008 Welsh Open).

5. Ren Hao Jiang: "Selby is definitely a unique snooker genius. He has a very good attitude towards playing, and he has a' indifferent' attitude. He doesn't play cards according to the routine, but only according to his own rules. For example, you can predict when O 'Sullivan will attack and when he will defend. But you can't ponder Selby's thoughts. He might defend when you think it's time to attack. "(2008 Welsh Open)

Steve Davies: He is the most competitive player in the world (2008 Welsh Open).

7. Snooker official website: "Today Selby hit the historical record set by Haendly-he won the championship at the Wembley Masters for the first time. 1989 "Billiards Emperor" Hendry completed this pioneering work, and Selby became the fourth player in the history of the Masters to win the championship for the first time. (Wimbledon Masters 2008)

8.BBC: "He may be the next generation king of snooker in the world." (Wembley Masters 2008)

9. Reuters: "Higgins has extraordinary ability to resist pressure, but Selby's strong counterattack shows us the bright future of this young man." (2007 World Snooker Championship)

10. British media: "Selby Jedi counterattack is a dream." (2007 World Snooker Championship)