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Mark Selby first came to be noticed when he won the English Under-15 title in 1998. A good consistent season on the Challenge Tour followed and he achieved a place on the Main Tour for the 1999/2000 season.

He reached the last 64 in three of the nine events that first season, was ranked 122nd and assured himself of keeping his place on the tour. The next season saw a modest improvement and he made it to the last 48 for the first time in the China Open ending the season in 95th place.

Things began to move for Mark in 2001/02 when he again qualified for the final stages of the China Open. This time he got past the local wild card and then put out Joe Swail to reach the last 16 for the first time, but he was not finished yet. He then beat Stephen Hendry and, to prove this was no fluke, put out Ronnie O'Sullivan in the quarter finals before eventually losing to Anthony Hamilton in the semis. He also reached the final qualifying round of the world championship and his ranking leapt up to 56th.

In the following season he had already reached the last 32 of three events before reaching the final stages of the Scottish Open where he defeated Paul Hunter, Matthew Stevens, Ali Carter and Ken Doherty to reach his first ranking final. David Gray finally overcame him but, despite again failing in the final qualifying round of the world championships, he was assured of a place in the top 32 after just four seasons on the tour.

From 2005 to 2007 he made steady if unspectacular progress, qualifying twice for the Crucible, where in 2006 he knocked out John Higgins. He's regularly reached the last 16 stage of events, knocking out Top 16 players to get there and has pushed his ranking up o 28 for the 2006-7 season.
 

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PROFESSIONAL RECORD

2007 Welsh Open Last 16

2006 Northern Ireland Trophy Last 16

2006 Grand Prix Last 16

2006 888.com World Professional Championship Last 16

2006 Welsh Open Last 16

2005 World Professional Championship Last 32

2005 Irish Masters Last 32

2004 Grand Prix Semi final

2003 Regal Scottish Finalist

2002 China Open Semi Finalist

2002, 2003 World Professional Championship last 48

AMATEUR RECORD
1998 English under-15 champion

1998 Pontins Star of the Future Runner Up