"Lester Clown" Mark Selby is the most offbeat player in snooker' field, he is one of the most legendary players and the most criticized player. Selby's talent isn't great, but his confidence in himself and his fighting spirit to win are unmatched, and he's the most successful player in the world. In fact, he also succeeded, and the honor of the four crowns in eight years at the World Championships also allowed him to successfully lead the post-80s. In recent years, as long as Selby can reach the final of a major event, he always seems to be able to win the game. This is also the reason why he was able to achieve dominance.
Selby's four-time eight-year title at the World Championships is the reign
From 2012 to 2021, O'Sullivan and Selby are undoubtedly two of the most successful players in the world stage, and Selby's world championship honors in the eight-year period of 2014-2021 are the best in nearly a decade! Defeating O'Sullivan to win the world championship for the first time in 2014, he then defeated Ding Junhui and Higgins in the finals of the 2016 and 2017 World Championships to complete the defending title and become triple crown. Such achievements also led him to join the team competing for the seven crowns of Hendry Crucible, and now Hendry has recognized his status. It's a tough thing to win in a race of greats, but Selby has always been the one to go up against the odds. His honor of four crowns in eight years also brought him to rule.
Selby's achievements continue to lead the post-80s players
Although Selby is not the most of the 100, 147 and ranking champions today, the honor of ranking the world's first place and the nine crowns of the three major competitions for seven consecutive years is enough to make him the first place in the post-80s. Selby's performance is more reasonable and stable than the crazy performance of the little champion Trump. Selby is a player who has been successful for a long time, and his victory seems to be rarely accompanied by an element of luck. Whether it's winning the Masters for the first time or winning four World Championships, Selby has taken his grinding style of play to the extreme. Disrupting an opponent's offense by controlling the rhythm of the game is what Selby is best at, and he may not be very honorable to win, but he wins the game for a real deal. His and Trump's fame are two different things, because he represents the path to success for ordinary people. His game is not so legendary, because his game is the most in line with the principle of actual combat.
Selby is the leader of the world's leading platform in the world today
Compared to Selby, who has been ranked first in the world for eight consecutive years, his performance has now dropped significantly, but this does not affect his becoming the leader of the world stage. No matter how bad his performance is in his usual performance, as long as he enters the World Championships, his performance may change somewhat, and this is the real strength of Selby. He may not have much of an advantage in short-term games, but once he enters a big-length game that really tests the level of players, his overall strength will really be revealed. Strategizing, breaking the control of the situation, changing the way of playing, this is Selby's tactical adjustment in a really big game. But his basic tactics will not change, that is, it will not make the opponent feel good. Selby's biggest feature is that he can develop different tactics according to different opponents, and if you are not patient, he deliberately grinds your patience. If you attack sharply, then he will not fight with you, but will choose to fight defense. That's how Selby won in a long-game game, so it wouldn't come as a surprise that he would be the leader of snooker. Because this is what he deserves, because his efforts and perseverance are not something that ordinary people can do. Legend is never easy, because it will always belong only to the great people who work hard and succeed.