Mark Selby claimed a third UK Championship title on Sunday after beating Judd Trump 10-8 in a dramatic match , which could have been a bit more comfortable if it weren’t for a controversial moment.

The Jester from Leicester opened up a big lead early on, racing into a 5-0 lead and was 7-3 ahead in the evening session when there was a lengthy pause in play.

Trump was snookered on the last red and failed to hit it, with the referee then calling a free ball, which would have handed Selby an easy chance to win the frame.

It was a tight call from Olivier Marteel and Trump questioned it, believing that you could hit both sides of the remaining red.

The referee was sticking to his guns, but Selby had a look and agreed with Trump, sportingly claiming it wasn’t a free ball to his own det

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