MARK SELBY (England)

Date of birth: 11/6/83
Hometown: Leicester
Turned professional: 1999
World ranking: 4
Last five seasons(working backwards): 11-28-39-36-29
Provisional ranking: 8
Highest ever ranking: 4 (2008/09)
Prize money last season: £276,200
Prize money this season: £205,800
Crucible prize money: £145,280
Total career prize money: £859,455
Career centuries: 112
Centuries last season: 27
Centuries this season: 31
Crucible centuries: 17
Highest tournament break: 145 (2009 Championship League)
Ranking titles: (1) 2008 Welsh Open

WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP RECORD

2000: Quals – lost 10-2 to Malcolm Bilclough
2001: Quals – lost 10-9 to Nick Walker
2002: FQRd – lost 10-7 to David Gray
2003: FQRd – lost 10-5 to James Wattana
2004: FQRd – lost 10-2 to Lee Walker
2005: First round – lost 10-5 to John Higgins
2006: Second round – lost 13-8 to Mark Williams
2007: Runner-up – lost 18-13 to John Higgins
2008: First round – lost 10-8 to Mark King

Crucible appearances (inc. 2009): 5
Matches played: 9
Matches won: 5
Highest Crucible break: 135 (2005)

First Round in World Championship 2009

v Ricky Walden

Previous Meetings

Selby wins (3)
10-6 FQRd 2007 World Championship
5-2 Rd1 2008 China Open
6-5 Rd1 2009 Masters Walden wins (1)
6-4 SF 2008 Shanghai Masters