Mark Selby came back from 4-1 and 9-6 down to defeat Ronnie O’Sullivan in a final frame thriller at The Masters last night.

Selby played some truly breathtaking snooker in the last 4 frames of the match to complete an unlikely 10-9 victory and pocket €150,0000 in the process.

After clinching his second Masters crown he said: “I thought I was dead and buried at 9-6. To play Ronnie anywhere it’s a great atmosphere but this was special. I just took it a frame at a time.”

“I kept calm and took it one frame at a time. I knew if I had to scrap it out that’s what I would have to do and that’s how it turned out” added the Jester from Leicester.

Ronnie O’Sullivan, who was been self-critical of the way he has been playing all week, said “I suppose I have to look at the bigger picture and that I got to the final against my expectations.”

“As far as I’m concerned, the game’s up. I’ll pitch up at tournaments, I’ve got too much of a competitive instinct [not to] but the consistency has gone. Defeats like this used to hurt a lot more. Now it’s just about seeing out my career and filling up my life with something more important” continued O’Sullivan.

At the start of the week World Snooker’s new chairman Barry Hearn said he was on the look out for a new ‘flag bearer’ for the sport. After last night’s performance, Mark Selby, might just be his man.