Snooker - Dafabet Masters - Alexandra Palace - 14/1/16 Mark Selby in action during the quarter final Mandatory Credit: Action Images / Peter Cziborra Livepic
(Reuters) - England's Mark Selby produced a magnificent comeback to beat John Higgins 18-15 in the final of the world snooker championship at Sheffield's Crucible Theatre on Monday and win the global crown for the third time.
The defending champion from Leicester had found himself 10-4 down at one point on Sunday after an uncharacteristically poor day at the table and was staring at defeat in the 35-frame showpiece against Scotland's four-time winner Higgins.
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