But in the end, despite Shaun Murphy’s magnificent long-range potting, his never-say-die spirit and unlikely role as Crucible superhero, it was Selby who claimed a fourth world championship. The spectacle delivered, as did the final itself. Explanation: Ace Indian cueist Pankaj Advani defeated Babar Masih of Pakistan to clinch the IBSF 6-Red Snooker World Cup 2021 final, held in Doha, Qatar on September 21, 2021.The Crucible was handed the accolade of being the first sporting event in over a year to have a capacity crowd. Which of the following player has won the 2021 IBSF 6-Red Snooker World Cup September 24, 2021.

Advani, who won his 11th Asian title last week, started the final with a comfortable 42-13 victory in the opening frame. DOHA: India's all-conquering cueist Pankaj Advani won his 24th World title on Tuesday when he triumphed in the IBSF 6-Red Snooker World Cup with victory over Pakistan's Babar Masih in the final, in Doha. Ronnie O'Sullivan holds the record for the fastest 147 break, five minutes and eight seconds, against Mick Price at the 1997 World Championship.

Every time he generated up a hint of momentum, Selby snuffed it out emphatically.Few moments summed that up better than the frame which took Selby to within one of the title. Selby did that on numerous occasions, underlined by the fact that Murphy only won consecutive frames twice. Eurosport is your go-to source for Snooker news.The final, a marathon best-of-35, is all about capitalising on your opponent’s mistakes at the right moment.

He cares about winning, and nothing else.The two men could not have handled the occasion more differently. Murphy certainly entertained the crowd, but Selby cares little about entertaining. But really, when a final becomes a matchplay masterclass, there is only ever likely to be one winner. Frame 30 began with a gruelling 15-minute safety battle, which Selby won, just as you always felt he would, before a decisive 120 clearance.Murphy may well look back at frames earlier in the final, several half-century breaks that weren’t further converted which Selby punished, as decisive.

Snooker royalty? Mark Selby is now firmly part of that discussion. But he is undoubtedly one of snooker’s all-time great players, a point emphasised when he lifted the sport’s most famous prize for a fourth time. He cleared up, and finally let the mask slip, roaring to the crowd for the first time.Judging by the reaction Murphy received inside the Crucible all evening, Selby was perhaps not the people’s champion here.