MARK SELBY beat Ronnie O’Sullivan 10-7 in a thrilling final to win the U.K. Championship for the second time.

    In a sensational Sunday evening session in York, Selby scored three centuries in the final six frames of the match, with O’Sullivan hitting two of his own.

    Five-time winner O’Sullivan fought back from 7-2 down to trail 8-7.

    But Selby, 33, rose to the challenge to become only the sixth player to secure the World Championship and U.K. titles in the same calendar year.

    His victory means he has twice completed the “triple crown” of U.K. Championship, Masters and World Championship.

    “To play Ronnie in any game is always a great atmosphere and gives you a buzz,” said Selby.

    “I had to be on the top of my game, and if I had only played at 60 percent then I wouldn’t have won. It’s a great feeling.”

    The world number one joins an illustrious list of players — O’Sullivan, Stephen Hendry, Steve Davis, John Higgins and John Parrott — to hold both the World and U.K. titles in the same year.(SD-Agencies)