Mark Selby makes it a Leicester double by winning World Snooker Championship

Mark Selby swept to glory and gave Leicester a second trophy of the night to toast as he fended off Ding Junhui in the Betfred World Championshipfinal.

As parties erupted in the following Leicester City's Premier League triumph,another was about to begin 70 miles up the M1 as Foxes fan Selby powered to an 18-14 triumph.

The 6-0 lead that Selby established on Sunday was whittled down by determined Ding, who was determined not to squander his big chance, but ultimately he could not overhaul the world number one.

China's first finalist in snooker's premier tournament clawed his way back to10-9 and 11-10 during Monday afternoon, but going level proved beyond him each time.

Selby led from start to finish and was a worthy champion, collecting snooker's biggest ever prize cheque of £330,000 to go with the silverware.

Selby saw off Ronnie O'Sullivan in 2014, when he staged a terrific second-day fightback to scoop the title. This time Selby was in charge and hadto deal with that very different pressure, beginning the day 10-7 in front of aplayer whose dip in form over the past year meant he had to negotiate thequalifying rounds.

Selby took a month off the tour for personal reasons before heading toSheffield, and at times that absence showed in his game, but come the final he had brushed off the rust.

Selby had breaks of 126, 52, 68 and 55 in pulling 14-11 clear heading into the evening.