Mark Selby
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| Gender | Male |
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| Web site | www.markselby.info |
| Date of birth | June 19,1983 |
| Zodiac sign | Gemini |
| Born | Leicester |
| United Kingdom | |
| Height | 183 (cm) |
| Spouse | Vikki Layton |
| World Champion | 2014; 2016; 2017 |
| Career winnings | £5,316,908 |
| Nicknames | The Torturer, The Hoover, The Jester from Leicester, Sat-Nav Selby, Mark the Shark, The Leicester Jester |
| Job | Snooker player |
| Rank | 22 |
| Nickname | Mark the Shark, Sat-Nav Selby, The Hoover, The Jester from Leicester, The Leicester Jester, The Torturer |
| Children | Sofia Maria Selby |
| Parents | David Selby |
| Shirley Selby | |
| Died | Nashville |
| Tennessee | |
| United States | |
| Nationality | American |
| Songs | Back Door To My HeartDirt · 2002 Don't You Throw That Mojo on MeMore Storms Comin' · 2000 She's Like MercuryMore Storms Comin' · 2000 View 25+ more |
| List | Back Door To My HeartDirt · 2002 |
| Don't You Throw That Mojo on MeMore Storms Comin' · 2000 | |
| She's Like MercuryMore Storms Comin' · 2000 | |
| Albums | Storms Comin' |
| Nine Pound Hammer | |
| Blue Highway | |
| Centuri break | 774 |
| Date of Reg. | |
| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 528868 |
Mark Selby Life story
Mark Anthony Selby MBE is an English professional snooker player. Ranked world number one on multiple occasions, he has won a total of 22 ranking titles, placing him eighth on the all-time list of ranking tournament winners.
Sir Salman Rushdie writing again following attack
... English snooker player Mark Selby was also honoured at Windsor on Tuesday...
Queen's Jubilee birthday honours: Damian Lewis, Stella McCartney and Clare Balding on list
... " Former world snooker champions Mark Selby and Judd Trump have each been made an MBE for services to the sport and charity...
Calories now appear on menus in large restaurant chains
... Mark Selby, co-founder Mexican-style street food restaurant Wahaca, told the BBC the chain was " completely up for being clear and transparent" to customers on food and drink information...
Wahaca-in-chief: It will be hell to lockdown
... Start, it will be hell, says Mark Selby, chief executive and co-founder of Mexican restaurant chain Wahaca...
Coronavirus: Restaurant bosses call for holiday rent
... While the existing measures taken by the government go some way to provide a lifeline for our industry, it is important that the support and the protection will be extended to landlords as well as tenants of business premises, to help ensure that a return to normality in the hopefully not-too-distant future, said Mark Selby, chief executive of Wahaca...
Sir Salman Rushdie writing again following attack
By Emma PetrieArts and culture reporter
British novelist Sir Salman Rushdie said he has started writing again after being attacked in New York Last Year .
The Booker Prize winner was among those recognised at Windsor Castle on Tuesday after being made a Servant of The Companions of Honour.
Asked when he expects to complete his next book, He Said : " Oh, I'll let you know. "
Sir Salman was repeatedly stabbed at an event in New York Last Year as he was about to make a speech.
He spent following The Attack and lost vision in one eye.
Speaking after the investiture ceremony on Tuesday, in which he met The Princess Royal, Sir Salman said it was a " great honour" to be recognised for a " lifetime" of work and described Anne as " very generous".
He Said it " took a while" but he has finally started working again.
During a festival in Washington at the weekend: " I Am not reading as fast as I used to but. . I Am writing what I think will be a fairly short book about What Happened . "
Sir Salman has long faced death threats for his 1988 novel The Satanic Verses.
The Order of The Companions of Honour is an honour given to people in The Commonwealth realms who have made a significant contribution to The Arts , science, medicine or the government over a long period of time.
English snooker player Mark Selby was also honoured at Windsor on Tuesday.
Selby, known by fans as The Jester from Leicester, was made an MBE for his services to snooker and charity in the 2022 Birthday Honours List, the late Queen's last.
The snooker ace was praised by Mental Health charity Mind for speaking publicly about his ongoing struggle with depression, admitting he suffered a " relapse" after losing a Masters Tournament in January 2022.
Related TopicsSource of news: bbc.com
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