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Mark Selby lifts lid on evolving Ronnie O’Sullivan relationship

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Mark Selby and Ronnie O’Sullivan have been battling it out for well over 20 years (Pictures: Getty) Mark Selby and Ronnie O’Sullivan have had one of the more engaging rivalries in snooker over the last two decades, but the Jester says there was never a problem between them, even if the on-table battles were intense. The two snooker greats have had plenty of memorable battles, with Selby the only player who can boast that he has beaten O’Sullivan in the finals of all three Triple Crowns. The two Englishmen bring different approaches to the game, with the Rocket labelling Selby ‘The Torturer’ in his 2013 autobiography and more recently ‘Midnight Selby’ due to his often lengthy games. As long ago as 2017 , though, O’Sullivan was praising Selby on and off the table, saying: ‘I know he’s in the game for the right reasons and he’s a good lad. ‘I know he’s a fierce competitor on the table and I know that if he does sometimes get a bit slow and play long, drawn-out frames, that’s not because h

First report: Ronnie O’Sullivan out of huge event after being sent to qualifiers — metro.co.uk, 7d