John Higgins, de l'Écosse joue un shot à Mark Selby, d'Angleterre, dans leur dernier match au cours de la 2017 Betfred World Snooker Championship au creuset
John Higgins of Scotland plays a shot to Mark Selby of England in their final match during the 2017 Betfred World Snooker Championship at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield, UK, 1 May 2017. Mark Selby pulled off one of the most astonishing victories in a Crucible final as he landed his third Betfred World Championship title. When he trailed John Higgins by 10-4 on Sunday evening, Selby had looked beaten, on the scoreboard and in his cheerless demeanour, but a colossal comeback saw him roll to an 18-15 victory. There was a moment of huge controversy late in the day, when Selby attempted to roll up behind the black and snooker Higgins, only for referee Jan Verhaas to decide the ball had run up short. He called a foul, briefly rowing back on his decision before reinstating the original call. Selby seemed nonplussed but gathered his composure, and victory made him just the fourth player to successfully defend a world title in Sheffield, after Steve Davis, Stephen Hendry and Ronnie O'Sullivan. That level of company reflects Selby's status as a modern-day snooker great.
