World Snooker Championship - Selby v Wu
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FURIOUS Mark Selby smashed his cue in anger – leaving snooker commentators and fans stunned. But somehow the cue did not break. Selby, 42, faced Wu Yize in their World Championship
Mark Selby made the Crucible crowd gasp by whacking his cue against the table after missing a routine red in his World Snooker Championship clash with Wu Yize. Selby, 42, is on the verge of losing to the Chinese prodigy,
Mark Selby criticised the “horrific” state of the Crucible table after crashing out of the World Snooker Championship in a 13-11 defeat to China’s Wu Yize. Four-time champion Selby drew on his years of experience to push the 22-year-old rising star all the way but ultimately cut a frustrated figure as Wu held his nerve to book his place in the last eight.
Mark Selby is still in the World Snooker Championship, but he is still locked in a tense clash with Chinese young sensation Wu Yize
Mark Selby was not impressed with table conditions in Sheffield (Picture: ) Mark Selby labelled his own performance ‘pathetic’ in World Snooker Championship defeat to Wu Yize, but felt ‘horrific’ table conditions did not help.
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